Sugimura Jihei

According to art historian and ukiyo-e collector Richard Lane, Sugimura should be as an “indirect pupil” of Hishikawa Moronobu.

[2] Sugimura's work is characterized by sensual charm and soft, hand-colored, watercolor renderings in sumizuri-e.[2] Some scholars judge his personal flamboyant and decorative style to be even more erotic than that of Hishikawa Moronobu.

[2] His subtle style and break away from his contemporary Moronobu's bold, black lines influenced later ukiyo-e artists to place more emphasis on color.

[1] Also, it appears Sugimura preferred individual prints or album sheets as opposed to his mentor's bound book illustrations.

[1] Though the known works of Sugimura Jihei are mostly shunga, he also created an ukiyo-e depiction based on a chapter of The Tale of Genji.

"The Daoist sage Kume" (Kume no sennin), an ukiyo-e print from the late 17th century, attributed to Sugimura Jihei.