Background
Her father Kusumi Morikage was also a painter and her mother Kuniko was the niece of his longtime teacher and patron Kanō Tan"yū.
Her father Kusumi Morikage was also a painter and her mother Kuniko was the niece of his longtime teacher and patron Kanō Tan"yū.
Yukinobu lived in Kyoto and likely studied under her father.
Her work covered a wide variety of formats ranging from small scrolls to large screens. Thematically she was skilled in the Yamato-e style but was also notable for producing many works depicting women including legendary figures such as Murasaki Shikibu. Ihara Saikaku"s The Life of an Amorous Woman also includes a story where a courtesan commissions a work from Yukinobu.