Katsukawa Shunko ( Japanese 勝 川 春 好 Katsukawa Shunko:, 1743 - 1812 ) - Japanese artist, master of the classical period of Ukiyo-e art.
| Katsukawa Shunko | |
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| 勝 川 春 好 | |
| Birth name | Denjiro Kiyokawa |
| Date of Birth | 1743 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Date of death | 1812 |
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| A country | |
| Genre | yakusya-e , bidzing |
| Style | ukiyo-e |
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Content
Biography and Creativity
Katsukawa Shunko is one of the most famous students of the master Katsukawa Shunsyo . Like his teacher, Katsukawa Shunko specialized in the genre of theater engraving (yakusya-e). In the late 1780s, the artist suffered a stroke that led to paralysis of his right hand, since that time Katsukawa Syunko could use only his left hand.
Most often, Katsukawa Shunko portrayed Kabuki actors in the role of onnagata (female performers), surrounded by other actors and musicians. Katsukawa Shunko was successful in large chest portraits of Okubi-e, which he placed on fans and posters. He belongs to the introduction of a new type of image - ogao-e ( large faces ), in which the actor’s face filled the entire space of the composition. The persons portrayed by Katsukawa Shunko are distinguished by their psychologism and character.
Other subjects of Katsukawa Shunko's work include images of beauties and sumo wrestlers. The last topic was his teacher’s favorite, Katsukawa Shunsyo, and after him, Shunko also created many sumo-e prints.
Notes
- ↑ Union List of Artist Names - 2004.
Literature
- The Big Russian Encyclopedia and the Japan Today Project.
Links
- Keyes, Roger S. & Keiko Mizushima, The Theatrical World of Osaka Prints , Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1973, 275.
- Lane, Richard . (1978). Images from the Floating World, The Japanese Print. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192114476 , ISBN 9780192114471 ; OCLC 5246796
- Newland, Amy Reigle. (2005). Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints. Amsterdam: Hotei. ISBN 9074822657 , ISBN 9789074822657 ; OCLC 61666175
- Roberts, Laurance P. (1976). A Dictionary of Japanese Artists. New York: Weatherhill. ISBN 0834801132 , ISBN 9780834801134 ; OCLC 2005932