Matsuno Chikanobu (fl.

Floruit

Floruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...

 1720s) was a Japanese painter of the Kaigetsudō school

Kaigetsudo school

The Kaigetsudō school was a school of ukiyo-e painting and printmaking founded in Edo around 1700-1714. It is often said that the various Kaigetsudō artists' styles are so similar, many scholars find it nearly impossible to differentiate them; thus, many Kaigetsudō paintings are attributed to the...

 of ukiyo-e

Ukiyo-e

' is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints and paintings produced between the 17th and the 20th centuries, featuring motifs of landscapes, tales from history, the theatre, and pleasure quarters...

. Believed to be one of the most popular painters of his time, his work, very much in the Kaigetsudō style, consists largely of bijinga

Bijinga

Bijinga , is a generic term for pictures of beautiful women in Japanese art, especially in woodblock printing of the ukiyo-e genre, which predate photography...

(pictures of beautiful ladies) and features bright colors and exquisite kimono fashions.

He is believed to have worked closely with Baiōken Eishun

Baioken Eishun

was a Japanese painter and print artist of the Kaigetsudō school of ukiyo-e art. He is also alternatively known as , Baiōken Nagaharu, Takeda Harunobu and a number of other art-names...

, another Kaigetsudō artist whose style shows significant similarities.