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Katsukawa Shun'ei

Japanese, 1762 – 1819
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Katsukawa Shun'ei was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist.

Shun'ei's real surname was Isoda (磯田), and his father was a landlord named Isoda Jirōbei (磯田 次郎兵衛).

Shun'ei belonged to the Katsukawa school of artists; his earliest work dates to 1778. He designed mainly yakusha-e portraits of kabuki actors, and began producing ōkubi-e bust portraits as early as 1791. He illustrated a seven-volume kabuki guide called Shibai kinmō zue ("Illustrated Guide to the Theatre"). He also made musha-e warrior prints and prints of sumo wrestlers. In c. 1800 he took over as head from his teacher, Shunshō. His most prominent students were Katsukawa Shuntei [ja] and Katsukawa Shunsen. Shun'ei and several other artists, including Utamaro and Toyokuni, were jailed and manacled for 50 days in 1804 for producing prints depicting Toyotomi Hideyoshi based on the Ehon taikōki ("Illustrated Chronicles of the Regent").

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Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as a Young Woman with a Sword

Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as a Young Woman with a Sword (1791)

Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762 – 1819)
Asian Art
Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Samurai

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Samurai (1791)

Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762 – 1819)
Asian Art
Onoe Matsusuke I as a Samurai Standing Beneath a Cherry Tree

Onoe Matsusuke I as a Samurai Standing Beneath a Cherry Tree (late 1780s)

Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762 – 1819)
Asian Art
Dancer as Kuzunoha, Fox Spirit Disguised as a Woman

Dancer as Kuzunoha, Fox Spirit Disguised as a Woman (c. 1795)

Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762 – 1819)
Asian Art
Sawamura Sojuro III as Enya Hangan in Kanadehon Chushingura

Sawamura Sojuro III as Enya Hangan in Kanadehon Chushingura (1795)

Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762 – 1819)
Asian Art
Iwai Hanshiro IV in a Dance of Seven Changes

Iwai Hanshiro IV in a Dance of Seven Changes (c. 1793 or 1794)

Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762 – 1819)
Asian Art
Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Lord Holding a Banner

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Lord Holding a Banner (1791)

Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762 – 1819)
Asian Art
Actor as a Woman with a String of Letters at Her Belt

Actor as a Woman with a String of Letters at Her Belt (late 18th century – early 19th century)

Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762 – 1819)
Asian Art
An Actor, Segawa Kikijuro as Yechigo Gishi, Dancer

An Actor, Segawa Kikijuro as Yechigo Gishi, Dancer (late 18th century – early 19th century)

Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762 – 1819)
Asian Art
Man in Robe of Gold Embroidery, Woman Kneeling

Man in Robe of Gold Embroidery, Woman Kneeling (late 18th century – early 19th century)

Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762 – 1819)
Asian Art
Osaka Actor Asao Tamejuro I (Osaka Kudari Asao Tamejuro)

Osaka Actor Asao Tamejuro I (Osaka Kudari Asao Tamejuro) (1790)

Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762 – 1819)
Asian Art
Wrestler

Wrestler (late 18th century – early 19th century)

Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762 – 1819)
Asian Art
Actor Sawamura Sōjūrō III as Ashikaga Yorikane

Actor Sawamura Sōjūrō III as Ashikaga Yorikane (1795)

Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762 – 1819)
Asian Art

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