Shunei (1762 - 1819 )
A student of Shunsho, Shunei Katsukawa was a prolific and successful woodblock print artist. Most active from the mid-1780s through the 1790s, his earliest known work is an illustrated book published in 1782. He is credited as one of the first artists to popularize the emerging okubi-e, or “big head,” style portraits. In addition to actor prints, Shunei designed studies of sumo wrestlers. A contemporary of Toyokuni I and Sharaku, Shunei’s prints are distinctive in their active, yet balanced compositions and dramatic flair.
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Kabuki Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Hayano Kanpei
Shunei
Kabuki Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Hayano Kanpei
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