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Lovers Beside Flowering Autumn Grasses

1680s
Not on view
Moronobu's recurrent depictions of lovers in amorous poses allowed him to merge graphic and emotive qualities. Their physical and lyrical integration is heightened by the sinuous, animated lines and the play of the black and white patterning in the robes. As if to suggest the completeness of each sheet, the prolific book illustrator Moronobu framed the composition with a black-line border embellished with chrysanthemum-like ornaments at the upper corners.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Lovers Beside Flowering Autumn Grasses
  • Artist: Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣 (Japanese, 1618–1694)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: 1680s
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Woodblock print; ink on paper
  • Dimensions: 9 1/4 × 13 1/4 in. (23.5 × 33.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Rogers Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: JP3069
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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Leaf from One Hundred Japanese Women, Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣 Japanese, Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper, Japan
Leaf from One Hundred Japanese Women
Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣
ca. 1695
Two Young Samurai, Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣 Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
Two Young Samurai
Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣
ca. 1680
Scene in the Yoshiwara, Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣 Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
Scene in the Yoshiwara
Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣
ca. 1680
Two Lovers, Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣 Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
Two Lovers
Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣
ca. 1675–80
The Entrance to Ageya-machi, from the series Scenes in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no tei), Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣 Japanese, Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper, Japan
The Entrance to Ageya-machi, from the series Scenes in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no tei)
Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣
1681–84

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