Ishikawa Toyonobu

Ishikawa Toyonobu (1711–1785) was a prominent Japanese ukiyo-e print artist who flourished during the Edo period, a time when the 'floating world' of kabuki theater and pleasure districts captivated urban citizens. A pupil of Nishimura Shigenaga, Toyonobu initially made a name for himself with monochrome "lacquer prints" (urushi-e), which often featured hand-coloring and the distinctive glossy black of lacquer, as seen in works like "The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Hisamat…