Nishimura Shigenaga, The Chinese sennin Ch'en Nan (Japanese "Chinnan")

Nishimura Shigenaga

Japanese · 1697–1756 · Painter, Printmaker

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Japanese printmaker (1697–1756)

Born 1697, EdoDied 1756Occupation Painter, PrintmakerWikidata Q11628686 ↗ULAN 500057316 ↗Museum works 16

Also known as Eikadō, Hyakuju, Nishimura Shiganaga, r, Senkadō, Shigenaga, Shigenaga Nishimura

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Works in museum collections

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Nishimura Shigenaga, The Chinese sennin Ch'en Nan (Japanese "Chinnan")
The Chinese sennin Ch'en Nan (Japanese "Chinnan")ca. 1722 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper (Urushi-e)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914 — Open A…
Nishimura Shigenaga, The Korean Ambassador on His Way to the Capital
The Korean Ambassador on His Way to the Capital18th century · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H…
Nishimura Shigenaga, The Korean Ambassador on His Way to the Capital
The Korean Ambassador on His Way to the Capital18th century · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H…
Nishimura Shigenaga, The Actor Segawa Kikunojo, 1690–1749 with Drawn Sword and Helmet
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo, 1690–1749 with Drawn Sword and HelmetWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H…
Nishimura Shigenaga, A Young Lady in a Garden
A Young Lady in a GardenWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H…
Nishimura Shigenaga, The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu as a Young Man Holding a Folded Letter
The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu as a Young Man Holding a Folded Letterca. 1765 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Francis Lathrop Collection, Purchase, Fre…
Nishimura Shigenaga, Komachi Washing the Poem-Papers
Komachi Washing the Poem-Papers1700
Bilbao Fine Arts Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bilbao Fine Arts Museum
Nishimura Shigenaga, Untitled
Untitled1700
Bilbao Fine Arts Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bilbao Fine Arts Museum
Nishimura Shigenaga, The Portrait of Actors at the Ogura Cottage
The Portrait of Actors at the Ogura Cottage18th century · Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, beni-e
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection — public domain (CC0)
Nishimura Shigenaga, Set of Three Hanging Scrolls, Day Dream Plays (Kakemono sampukutsui utsusu no asobi)
Set of Three Hanging Scrolls, Day Dream Plays (Kakemono sampukutsui utsusu no asobi)c. 1755 · Color woodblock print; uncut hosoban triptych, benizuri-e
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection — public domain (CC0)
Nishimura Shigenaga, Set of Three, Love Birds in Three Kinds of Music (Sampukutsui hiyoku no san kyoku)
Set of Three, Love Birds in Three Kinds of Music (Sampukutsui hiyoku no san kyoku)c. 1748 · Color woodblock print; uncut hosoban triptych, benizuri-e
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection — public domain (CC0)
Nishimura Shigenaga, Courtesan Riding a Carp (parody of the Daoist Immortal Kinko [Chinese: Qin Gao])
Courtesan Riding a Carp (parody of the Daoist Immortal Kinko [Chinese: Qin Gao])c. 1730s · Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection — public domain (CC0)
Nishimura Shigenaga, Silver Pheasant (Hakkan)
Silver Pheasant (Hakkan)c. 1730 · Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection — public domain (CC0)
Nishimura Shigenaga, The Actors Otani Ryuzaemon II as Kajiwara Genta and Arashi Tominosuke I as Oiso no Tora in the play "Tamagushi Yosooi Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1747
The Actors Otani Ryuzaemon II as Kajiwara Genta and Arashi Tominosuke I as Oiso no Tora in the play "Tamagushi Yosooi Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 17471747 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection — public domain (CC0)
Nishimura Shigenaga, Tea House Beside the Kamo River in Kyoto
Tea House Beside the Kamo River in Kyoto1740s · color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade — Open Access (CC0)
Nishimura Shigenaga, Xu You Rinsing his Ear at a Waterfall
Xu You Rinsing his Ear at a Waterfallmid-1720s · color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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