Katsukawa shunsho biography examples

However, his bijin-ga paintings, while less famous, are said by some scholars to be "the best in the second half of the [18th] century". He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began his own style, which would later be dubbed the Katsukawa school.

The depiction of large portrait-style heads and the insides of actors' dressing rooms is what truly set his work apart from that of earlier artists, however. We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe. If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.

Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese ) .

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Katsukawa School; Japanese; Male.

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