
Spring Picture - Woodcut by Katsukawa Schuncho - Mid-18th Century
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Katsukawa ShunshōSpring Picture - Woodcut by Katsukawa Schuncho - Mid-18th CenturyMid-18th Century
Mid-18th Century
About the Item
- Creator:Katsukawa Shunshō (1726 - 1793, Japanese)
- Creation Year:Mid-18th Century
- Dimensions:Height: 9.65 in (24.5 cm)Width: 14.81 in (37.6 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:1750-1759
- Framing:Framing Options Available
- Condition:Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
- Gallery Location:Roma, IT
- Reference Number:Seller: T-1251021stDibs: LU65038986622
Katsukawa Shunshō
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.
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