Spring Dance Scene

Hishikawa Moronobu’s ‘Spring Dance Scene’ is a hanging scroll from the mid- to late 1600s. Ink and color on silk. Edo period, Japan.

The scroll depicts a dynamic scene with dancers. The use of ink and color on silk creates a vivid impression, typical of the period.

Moronobu’s work helped to define the ukiyo-e genre. This was a style focused on depictions of the ‘floating world’ of Edo Japan.

Hishikawa Moronobu was active in the late 17th century. He is credited with consolidating various Japanese styles into ukiyo-e.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.270

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