Hishikawa Moronobu was an ukiyo-e artist who was believed to be the first master of ukiyo-e. Growing up as the son of an embroiderer, Moronobu's career began when he started drawing designs as templates for the embroidery. Once he grew up, he moved to Edo and launched a career there illustrating books using wood block printing. After he finished with that job, he began making his own prints, which depicted the customs and mannerisms of the citizens of Edo. His prints also displayed some people of the "floating world", like courtesans and kabuki actors and actresses. Many of his prints were focused on shun-ga, or erotic scenes. His preferred surface to do his printing on were scrolls, which were common at that time. Some of Hishikawa Moronobu's most famous paintings are listed below.