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Katsukawa Shunko

Katsukawa Shunkou (Kanpo 3rd year <1743> --Culture 9th October 28th <1812th December 1st>) is an ukiyo-e artist in the middle of the Edo period.

A master of Katsukawa Shunsho. His real surname is Kiyokawa, commonly known as Denjiro. Names Katsukawa's painting surname. In "Katsukawa Sugetsu" (edited by Ko Sugetsu, the establishment of the Bunsei era), the popular name Kisaburo, who was once excommunicated and called Ranshu, is said to have been renamed to Shunsho in harmony with Shunsho. There is. The drawing period is from the end of Meiwa to the time of culture, and most of the works are fine-sized actors' paintings, and the characteristics can be seen in the two and three fine-sized series. In addition to the actor Okubi-e, there are also sumo-e works. From the 8th year of the Tenmei era (1788) to the 2nd year of the Kansei era (1790) And so on. It is said that Haruyoshi's "Big Face Painting" influenced the later Sharaku Toshusai. He also works on illustrations for Kibyoshi and fashionable books. When he was 45 or 6 years old, he suffered from a middle wind in "Ukiyo-e", and after that he stopped drawing because he couldn't use his right hand. It is said that the statue of Ichikawa Shirozaru was drawn with the left brush. 70 years old. The graveyard is Zenshoji Temple in Nishiasakusa, Taito-ku, and the name is Katsukawa Shounko.

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