, who is also known as Shunkō II, was a designer of books and
ukiyo-e
is a genre of Japanese art that flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock printing, woodblock prints and Nikuhitsu-ga, paintings of such subjects as female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes ...
style
Japanese woodblock prints. He was born in 1762 and designed prints from about 1805 to about 1821. He initially studied with the
Rimpa school
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artist
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. In 1806 or 1807, Shunsen became a student of
Katsukawa Shun'ei
Katsukawa Shun'ei (; 1762 – 13 December 1819) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist.
Shun'ei's real surname was Isoda (), and his father was a landlord named Isoda Jirōbei ().
Shun'ei belonged to the Katsukawa school of artists; his earliest wo ...
, and changed his name from “Kojimachi Shunsen” to “Katsukawa Shunsen”. In 1820 he succeeded
Katsukawa Shunkō I
Katsukawa Shunkō I (; 1743 – 1 December 1812) was a Japanese artist who designed ukiyo-e-style woodblock prints and paintings in Edo (modern Tokyo). He was a student of Katsukawa Shunshō, and is generally credited with designing ...
, becoming Katsukawa Shunkō II. In the late 1820s, he ceased producing
woodblock prints
Woodblock printing or block printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later on paper. Each page or image is creat ...
and devoted himself to painting ceramics. He died about 1830.
Shunsen is best known for his
genre
Genre () is any style or form of communication in any mode (written, spoken, digital, artistic, etc.) with socially agreed-upon conventions developed over time. In popular usage, it normally describes a category of literature, music, or other fo ...
scenes,
landscapes
A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or human-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.''New Oxford American Dictionary''. A landscape includes the ...
, and prints of beautiful women.
Gallery
File:Shunsen - (h) carp fishing.jpg, Untitled woodblock print of carp fishing
References
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Lane, Richard. (1978). ''Images from the Floating World, The Japanese Print.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press.
OCLC 5246796*Newland, Amy Reigle. (2005). ''Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints.'' Amsterdam: Hotei.
OCLC 61666175
**Roberts, Laurance P. (1976). ''A Dictionary of Japanese Artists.'' New York: Weatherhill.
OCLC 2005932
1762 births
1830s deaths
Katsukawa school
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