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Kitao Shigemasa

Shigemasa Kitao (Kitaoshigemasa, Genbun 4th year <1739> --January 24th, 1820 ) is an ukiyo-e artist in the middle of the Edo period. The ancestor of the Kitao school.

His real surname is Kitabatake, and he is said to be a descendant of the Sengoku daimyo Kitabatake. Childhood name Taroyoshi. Known as Kyugoro, later Sasuke.諱 is Kanetsu, and the characters are non-existent. The painting surname is called Kitao, Shigemasa (both Shigemasa and Kyomasa), Heisui, Benisuiken, Benisuisai, Ichiyoi, Tairei, Kitamine, Hokutan Tao, Shigureoka Izumi, Tsunei Ten, Drunk Man, It is called Suiken Suzuki. In addition, as haiku names and picture titles, they are called Hanaai and Hanaai.

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