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Kubo Shunman

Japanese, 1757-1820
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Kubo Shunman was a Japanese artist and writer. He produced ukiyo-e prints and paintings, gesaku novels, and kyōka and haiku poetry.

Shunman was born in about 1757 (Hōreki 7 on the Japanese calendar) with the surname of either Kubo (窪) or Kubota (窪田) and the given name Yasubei (易兵衛 or 安兵衛). He was orphaned while young. He studied under Katori Nahiko [ja], a poet, kokugaku scholar, and painter in the style of the Chinese Shen Quan. He later also studied under the ukiyo-e artist Kitao Shigemasa.

Upon finishing his apprenticeship took the art name Shunman (first spelt 春満, later 俊満). Other art names he used include Shōsadō (尚左堂) and Sashōdō (左尚堂), both of which use the character 左 sa, meaning "left", as he was left-handed. Early in his career he published as a gesaku novelist under the names Nandaka Shiran (南陀伽 紫蘭) and Kizandō (黄山堂), as a kyōka poet under the name Hitofushi Chitsue (一節 千杖), and as a haiku poet under the name (塩辛房). He had a heightened sense of beauty and devoted himself to the pleasure-seeking world.

Shunman's earliest works dates to 1774: a votive plaque copied from Nahiko. His works include some ukiyo-e prints, book illustrations, paintings, illustrated novels, and poetry. He was the most prolific producer of paintings in the Kitao school; more than 70 of his paintings survive.

His best known prints come from the Tenmei (1781–1789) through the Kansei (1789–1801) eras, when Shunman tended toward boldly florid colours in his prints, and adhered to the beni-girai [ja] ("red-hating") trend of avoiding reds and other flashy colours. His bijin-ga portraits of beauties were less in the stately style of his master Shigemasa than in that of the long, slender beauties of Torii Kiyonaga.

Shunman was a member of the poets' clubs Bakuro-ren and Rokujuen, and became head of Bakuro-ren. He stopped making designing commercial prints in 1790 to focus on deluxe commissioned prints, and provided poetry for the prints of Hokusai, Utamaro, and Eishi.

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Blue; Celadon Standing Ladle Holder (Ao; Seiji shaku tate), from the series Five Colors of Tea Utensils (Chaki goshiki)

Blue; Celadon Standing Ladle Holder (Ao; Seiji shaku tate), from the series Five Colors of Tea Utensils (Chaki goshiki) (ca. 1818)

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Candy in the shape of bird, eggplant and adonis

Candy in the shape of bird, eggplant and adonis (ca. 1810)

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Eagle with an upraised claw on a rock by an azalea bush

Eagle with an upraised claw on a rock by an azalea bush (ca. 1810–15)

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Flounder, Tilefish, and Three Crucian Carp, from the series Tosa Diary (Tosa nikki)

Flounder, Tilefish, and Three Crucian Carp, from the series Tosa Diary (Tosa nikki) (late 1810s)

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Four girls and a servant enjoying wild flowers and butterflies

Four girls and a servant enjoying wild flowers and butterflies (1787)

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Koya in the province of Ki-I and Noda in the province of Mutsu ; Six Tama Rivers

Koya in the province of Ki-I and Noda in the province of Mutsu ; Six Tama Rivers (1787)

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
New Year Poems; Snail and cherry blossoms (Saitan; Ōka ni Katatsumuri)

New Year Poems; Snail and cherry blossoms (Saitan; Ōka ni Katatsumuri) (1816)

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Of Three Pieces [Peacock] (Mi hira no uchi)

Of Three Pieces [Peacock] (Mi hira no uchi) (probably 1813)

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
The Painting Manual of Flock of Butterflies (Gunchō Gafu)

The Painting Manual of Flock of Butterflies (Gunchō Gafu) (1810s)

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Warbler on plum branch

Warbler on plum branch (ca. 1806–8)

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Where the Cormorants and Sea Gulls Gathered and Played, from the series Tosa Nikki

Where the Cormorants and Sea Gulls Gathered and Played, from the series Tosa Nikki (late 1810’s)

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
White; Tin ‘Middleman’ (Shiro; Suzu nakatsugi), from the series Five Colors of Tea Utensils (Chaki goshiki)

White; Tin ‘Middleman’ (Shiro; Suzu nakatsugi), from the series Five Colors of Tea Utensils (Chaki goshiki) (ca. 1818)

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Yellow, from the series Tea Utensils in Five Colors

Yellow, from the series Tea Utensils in Five Colors (Late 1810’s)

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
First Dream Pickles (Hatsu-yume Zuke)

First Dream Pickles (Hatsu-yume Zuke) (1812)

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Posters
Women enjoying a New Year surimono

Women enjoying a New Year surimono (1795 - 1799)

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Actor Scattering Peas; A Ceremony of Exorcism for the New Year

Actor Scattering Peas; A Ceremony of Exorcism for the New Year

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Bachi (Plectrum) Used in Playing Shamisen

Bachi (Plectrum) Used in Playing Shamisen

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Beans for Tossing During Setsubun Exorcism Ceremony

Beans for Tossing During Setsubun Exorcism Ceremony (1810s)

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Belt and Fan on a Piece of Cloth.

Belt and Fan on a Piece of Cloth.

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Biwa (Japanese Lute) with Cover

Biwa (Japanese Lute) with Cover

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Black

Black

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Blue; Dipper-holder of Celadon and Other Objects for the Tea Ceremony

Blue; Dipper-holder of Celadon and Other Objects for the Tea Ceremony

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Boat Setting Sail for Tosa

Boat Setting Sail for Tosa

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Books and Brush-Stand

Books and Brush-Stand

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Books from Kanazawa Library and Foreign Cat of Shōmyōji Temple

Books from Kanazawa Library and Foreign Cat of Shōmyōji Temple

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Bookstand Containing a Crystal Ball and a Piece of Cloth

Bookstand Containing a Crystal Ball and a Piece of Cloth

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Bow, Arrows, Target, and Other Outfits for Archery

Bow, Arrows, Target, and Other Outfits for Archery (1814)

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Bowl with White-Baits and Plum Blossoms

Bowl with White-Baits and Plum Blossoms

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Box for Sugoroku Game (A Kind of Backgammon), Bow and Drum

Box for Sugoroku Game (A Kind of Backgammon), Bow and Drum

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
Bullfinches and Cherry Blossoms

Bullfinches and Cherry Blossoms

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820)
Asian Art
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