Shigenaga Nishimura

Japanese: 西村重長 - にしむら・しげなが

Year of death: 6th June 27th, 1756 (7th July 23rd, 1756)
Year of birth: Unknown. A mid-Edo period ukiyo-e artist, he is one of the most representative artists of the Beni-e to Benizuri-e periods. Born in Edo. He was active in a wide range of fields, focusing on woodblock prints and illustrations for kusazoshi. Although he created some ukiyo-e based on Western perspective techniques, his most prominent works were beautiful genre paintings with a deep, familiar feel.

(Hidetake Asano)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

没年：宝暦6.6.27(1756.7.23)
生年：生年不詳
江戸中期の浮世絵師で紅絵期から紅摺絵期を代表する絵師のひとり。江戸の人。版画と草双紙の挿絵を中心に多彩な活躍をみせた。西洋の透視図法にならった浮絵もあるが,親しみ深い味わいを持つ美人風俗画が最も多い。

(浅野秀剛)

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