- Sukenobu, Nishikawa
- (1671 or 1678 Kyoto-11/19/1751 Kyoto) (Japan); aka Fujiwarea / Nishiakawa, Uji / Magoemon / Yusuke / Ukyo / Jitokusai / Jitokuso / Bunkado / Nishikawa, SukebePainter, woodcarver, poet, and printmaker. He is the founder of the Nishikawa School. He specialized in portraying women. A most prolific artist, he produced over 200 books and 1000s of genre scenes, including a number of erotic albums.Reproductions: [Couple copulating]; Kronhausen, 1968: p. 268 / Kronhausen, 1970c: p. 226 [B]. [Couple copulating]; early 1710s; woodblock; Rawson, 1983: fig. 229 [B] / Beurdeley, 1977: p. 114 [B]. [Couple copulating looking through a screen]; Kronhausen, 1968: p. 75 . [Homosexual copulation scene]; Kronhausen, 1970c: p. 226 [B]. [Nude couple copulating]; Kronhausen, 1968: p. 59 [C]. [Nude couple in foreplay]; c1710s; woodblock; Rawson, 1983: fig. 222 [B].[b]Source: ThB XXXII 1938: p. 282.
Dictionary of erotic artists: painters, sculptors, printmakers, graphic designers and illustrators. Eugene C. Burt.