Katsukawa Shunsho: Colour Plates

By Maria Peitcheva

Katsukawa Shunsho (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".

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1539813959
• ISBN13: 9781539813958
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 54 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.1" x 8.5"