Beauty Looking Back

A single elegant woman pauses and turns her head, her kimono swirling — a founding image of the ukiyo-e tradition. Moronobu helped make the floating world a subject for art.

Beauty Looking Back

Hishikawa Moronobu

  • Datec. 1690
  • MovementUkiyo-e
  • WhereTokyo National Museum, Tokyo
  • RegionEast Asia · Japan