Kiyohara Yukinobu struck out on a path in the late 17th century that few women in Japan had navigated, becoming an accomplished artist in the Kanō school — and, for a century after, was name-dropped in literature and theater.
Kiyohara Yukinobu struck out on a path in the late 17th century that few women in Japan had navigated, becoming an accomplished artist in the Kanō school and, for a century after, was name-dropped in literature and theater.
This rare female painter in Edo Japan was 'coveted' for her exquisite ink paintings aol.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aol.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Her Brush is kin with the growing number of women-only presentations that reveal a fact hiding in plain sight: great women artists existed everywhere at all times.