three volumes bound as one with brocade cover; volume one shows famous court ladies relaxing, chatting, playing games, reading, and writing; volume two shows more common women; volume three depicts courtesans talking, smoking, primping, tuning instruments, etc.

Picture Book of the Evergreens (Ehon tokiwagusa), vol. 1–3, 1731

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Nishikawa Sukenobu, a print artist and book illustrator, was fascinated by the fashions and behaviors of women of different social classes, a curiosity that his readers also

shared. In this book, Sukenobu offers a view into the daily lives of women alongside portraits of historically famous women.
Here, two copies of the same book look different because one is plain and the other handpainted. Once purchased, owners could treat the books however they desired, including coloring in illustrations.

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Title
Picture Book of the Evergreens (Ehon tokiwagusa), vol. 1–3
Artist Life
1671 - 1750
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2015.79.217
Catalogue Raisonne
Murase, Art through a Lifetime, no. 481
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three volumes bound as one with brocade cover; volume one shows famous court ladies relaxing, chatting, playing games, reading, and writing; volume two shows more common women; volume three depicts courtesans talking, smoking, primping, tuning instruments, etc.