Katsukawa Shunshō Portrait Prints
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 Portrait Prints
Paper, Woodcut
1880s Edo Katsukawa Shunshō Portrait Prints
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
1980s Pop Art Katsukawa Shunshō Portrait Prints
Lithograph, Screen, Woodcut, Paper
1930s Modern Katsukawa Shunshō Portrait Prints
Woodcut
1860s Edo Katsukawa Shunshō Portrait Prints
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
1960s Modern Katsukawa Shunshō Portrait Prints
Woodcut
1970s Contemporary Katsukawa Shunshō Portrait Prints
Paper, Woodcut
1970s Modern Katsukawa Shunshō Portrait Prints
Rice Paper, Woodcut
1950s Modern Katsukawa Shunshō Portrait Prints
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
Mid-20th Century American Modern Katsukawa Shunshō Portrait Prints
Woodcut
1970s American Modern Katsukawa Shunshō Portrait Prints
Woodcut
1950s Modern Katsukawa Shunshō Portrait Prints
Woodcut
1960s Modern Katsukawa Shunshō Portrait Prints
Woodcut
1770s Edo Katsukawa Shunshō Portrait Prints
Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Color, Woodcut


