Hishikawa MoronobuJapanese, 1618–1694Monk Shun'e
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Not on view at present
Where is “Monk Shun'e” now? Collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Minneapolis, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- P.13, 924
In the catalog
Sources
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — public domain
In the life of Hishikawa Moronobu
The whole life1660s
Moves to Edo
His first works were designs for embroidery; in Edo he studies both Tosa and Kanō painting, and then turns to ukiyo-e, which he learns from his mentor, the Kanbun Master. The skills he had likely picked up from his father’s craft, together with his academic training, served him well in ukiyo-e.
by the mid-1670s
The foremost ukiyo-e printmaker
By the mid-1670s Moronobu had already become the most important ukiyo-e printmaker, a position he kept until his death.
1685
“Kokon Bushidō ezukushi” is published
The ukiyo-e book “Kokon Bushidō ezukushi” (“Images of Bushidō Through the Ages”) is published, with heroic popular tales of samurai warriors and a simple description for each picture. The word “bushido” in the title and its young readers show that the idea had spread among the general population.
25 July 1694
Death
Hishikawa Moronobu dies on 25 July 1694; he left behind more than 100 sets of illustrations, perhaps as many as 150, around 20 of them of an erotic nature.
