Kiyohara Yukinobu
Kiyohara Yukinobu (1643–1682) was a Japanese painter and one of the foremost women identified with the Kanō school. Her father Kusumi Morikage was also a painter and her mother Kuniko was the niece of his longtime teacher and patron Kanō Tan'yū. Yukinobu lived in Kyoto and likely studied under her father. Her work covered a wide variety of formats ranging from small scrolls to large screens. Thematically she was skilled in the Yamato-e style but was also notable for producing many works depicting women including legendary figures such as Murasaki Shikibu.[1][2]:219, 232–233
Because many of Yukinobu's works are signed and sealed with her name, it suggests she had achieved enough recognition to receive commissions from middle class townspeople and samurai. Ihara Saikaku's The Life of an Amorous Woman also includes a story where a courtesan commissions a work from Yukinobu.[1][2]:242
References
- 1 2 Fister, Patricia (1988). Japanese Women Artists 1600-1900. Lawrence, Kansas: Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas. pp. 34–35. ISBN 0-913689-25-4.
- 1 2 Weidner, Marsha Smith, ed. (1990). Flowering in the Shadows: Women in the History of Chinese and Japanese Painting. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824811495.