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Katsukawa Shunshō
Shunga - Woodcut by Katsukawa Schuncho - Mid-18th Century

Mid-18th Century

About the Item

Shunga is an original modern artwork realized by Katsukawa Schuncho (1726 – 1793) in the half of the 18th Century. Erotic scene from the series "Koshuko zue juni ko". A courtesan with a customer under a kimono stand making love, beside the couple some tea ceremony equipment. Woodcut Print on paper. Good conditions: margins rubberd, right margin probably restored, traces of a former backing, faded, slightly soiled, water stains at left side of the setting screen. Shunsho Katsukawa (1726 – 1793) was a Japanese painter and printmaker in the ukiyo-e style, and the leading artist of the Katsukawa school. Shunsho studied under Miyagawa Shunsui, son and student of Miyagawa Choshun, both equally famous and talented ukiyo-e artists. Shunsho is most well known for introducing a new form of yakusha-e, prints depicting Kabuki actors. However, his bijin-ga (images of beautiful women) paintings, while less famous, are said by some scholars to be "the best in the second half of the 18th Century".
  • Creator:
    Katsukawa Shunshō (1726 - 1793, Japanese)
  • Creation Year:
    Mid-18th Century
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.88 in (20 cm)Width: 11.82 in (30 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • 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-1250961stDibs: LU65038986492
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