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Horai Shunsho

Katsukawa Shunsho (Katsukawa Shunsho, 11th year of Kyoho <1726> or 3rd year of Kanpo <1743> --December 4th or 8th of Kansei 4th year ) is a Ukiyo painter who represents the middle of the Edo period. In Yakusha-e, he pioneered caricature-style drawing that captures the characteristics of individual actors, and even in beautiful women's drawings with handwriting, he received high praise for his detailed and graceful style.

There is a theory that the real surname is unknown and "Fujiwara", but it is not certain.諱 is Masateru and the character is Chihiro. The popular name is Kaname, changed to Yusuke Haru in 1774. The family name was first Miyagawa, or Kachimiyagawa, and later Kachigawa, Katsu. The issues are Shunsho, Asahi Roi, Li Lin, Rokuan, Vertical Painter, and Rooster. It is said to be an Edo person, but since the name of his ancestors before Shunsho is not recorded in the past book transmitted to Saifukuji Temple in Kuramae, Taito-ku, it is pointed out that he may have come to Edo from another place in the era of Shunsho. There is. However, what is Shunsho? There is a biography of Shunsho in "Painter's Crown Characters" (Iwase Bunko) written by his acquaintance Ko Sugetsu, and it is said that Shunsho's father was a doctor and was in Kasai.

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