Katsukawa Shunshō Art
Katsukawa Shunshō was a Japanese painter and engraver, exponent of the Ukiyo-e style and the main artist of the Katsukawa school. Shunshō studied at Miyagawa Shunsui and is known for introducing kabuki actors to a new form of Yakusha-e. His paintings Bijin-ga (images of beautiful women), although less famous, are defined by some scholars as "the best of the second half of the 18th century". Among his students were the famous Ukiyo-e artists Shunchō, Shun'ei and Hokusai. Most of the prints of Shunshō actors are in Hoso-e (33x15 centimeters) common format of the period, but he also created a large number of works in triptychs or pentattics. He was also one of the first pioneers of realistic experiments on actors; in Shunshō’s paintings, unlike the works of the Torii school, it is possible for the first time to distinguish not only the theatrical role but also the actor who plays this role.
Mid-18th Century Modern Katsukawa Shunshō Art
Paper, Woodcut
1750s Modern Katsukawa Shunshō Art
Woodcut, Paper
1750s Modern Katsukawa Shunshō Art
Paper, Woodcut
1960s Modern Katsukawa Shunshō Art
Paper, Woodcut
Early 20th Century Modern Katsukawa Shunshō Art
Woodcut, Engraving
1930s Modern Katsukawa Shunshō Art
Engraving, Woodcut
1950s Cubist Katsukawa Shunshō Art
Engraving, Woodcut
Early 20th Century Modern Katsukawa Shunshō Art
Paper, Woodcut
1930s American Modern Katsukawa Shunshō Art
Woodcut
1960s Modern Katsukawa Shunshō Art
Etching, Paper, Aquatint
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Katsukawa Shunshō Art
Woodcut
1940s Art Deco Katsukawa Shunshō Art
Woodcut
1920s Naturalistic Katsukawa Shunshō Art
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
1990s Post-Modern Katsukawa Shunshō Art
Color, Woodcut
1970s Modern Katsukawa Shunshō Art
Etching
1750s Modern Katsukawa Shunshō Art
Paper, Woodcut