![Courtesan Riding a Carp (parody of the Daoist Immortal Kinko [Chinese: Qin Gao]) by Nishimura Shigenaga](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/ee00304e-bd90-910d-ea3d-d910f51fa07e/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
1697–1756 · Japanese
Nishimura Shigenaga
Nishimura Shigenaga lived from 1697 until 1756. His works include Child Reaching for a Fishbowl, The Actor Arashi Wakano, and The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu as a Young Man Holding a Folded Letter.
Biography
Other recorded works by the artist are Actor SAWAMURA IMA SOJURO, KINKO, Lustration and First Seven Steps of the Buddha, Actor SANOGAWA ICHIMATSU 1ST AS, The Korean Ambassador on His Way to the Capital, A Young Lady in a Garden, and The Actor Segawa Kikunojo, 1690–1749 with Drawn Sword and Helmet.
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Nishimura Shigenaga prints
Hand-finished archival prints from Nishimura Shigenaga's body of work.
Tea House Beside the Kamo River in Kyoto - Nishimura Shigenaga
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Xu You Rinsing his Ear at a Waterfall - Nishimura Shigenaga
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Evening Snow on Mt. Hira - Nishimura Shigenaga
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Beauty and Young Man Riding an Ox - Nishimura Shigenaga
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Courtesan Riding a Carp (Parody of the Daoist Immortal Kinko) - Nishimura Shigenaga
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The Portrait of Actors at the Ogura Cottage - Nishimura Shigenaga
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