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*''Born: [[1726]]''
*''Died: [[1793]]''
*''Japanese'': [[勝川]]春章 ''(Katsukawa Shunshou)''
Katsukawa Shunshô was an ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' artist chiefly known for his paintings and [[yakusha-e|actor prints]]. A student of [[Miyagawa Shunsui]], Shunshô was one of the chief artists of the [[Katsukawa school]], and taught many of its prominent members. Though considered a master of the print, he is also regarded as one of the chief ''ukiyo-e'' painters.
Up until that time, the [[Torii school]] had dominated the [[kabuki]] prints sub-genre. However, Shunshô pioneered the differentiation of faces, presenting the Torii school with significant competition. His figures not only look individualized from one another, but actually resemble somewhat the actors being depicted, a major innovation in ''ukiyo-e'' depictions of human figures. This mode of depiction also represented a shift away from purely representing the role to describing the actual actor in that role, a move influenced by - or influencing - the growth of the cult of the actor, a phenomenon essential to kabuki.
He produced not only prints of kabuki actors, but also images of [[sumo]] wrestlers, courtesans, famous historical warriors, and other subjects, as well as ''[[shunga]]'' subjects.
In his later years, he turned from print designs to focus on his painting. His chief pupils included [[Katsukawa Shunei|Katsukawa Shun'ei]], [[Katsukawa Shunko|Katsukawa Shunkô]], [[Katsukawa Shuncho|Katsukawa Shunchô]], and [[Hokusai]].
==References==
*Lane, Richard. ''Images from the Floating World''. New York: Konecky & Konecky, 1978. pp116-120.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
*''Died: [[1793]]''
*''Japanese'': [[勝川]]春章 ''(Katsukawa Shunshou)''
Katsukawa Shunshô was an ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' artist chiefly known for his paintings and [[yakusha-e|actor prints]]. A student of [[Miyagawa Shunsui]], Shunshô was one of the chief artists of the [[Katsukawa school]], and taught many of its prominent members. Though considered a master of the print, he is also regarded as one of the chief ''ukiyo-e'' painters.
Up until that time, the [[Torii school]] had dominated the [[kabuki]] prints sub-genre. However, Shunshô pioneered the differentiation of faces, presenting the Torii school with significant competition. His figures not only look individualized from one another, but actually resemble somewhat the actors being depicted, a major innovation in ''ukiyo-e'' depictions of human figures. This mode of depiction also represented a shift away from purely representing the role to describing the actual actor in that role, a move influenced by - or influencing - the growth of the cult of the actor, a phenomenon essential to kabuki.
He produced not only prints of kabuki actors, but also images of [[sumo]] wrestlers, courtesans, famous historical warriors, and other subjects, as well as ''[[shunga]]'' subjects.
In his later years, he turned from print designs to focus on his painting. His chief pupils included [[Katsukawa Shunei|Katsukawa Shun'ei]], [[Katsukawa Shunko|Katsukawa Shunkô]], [[Katsukawa Shuncho|Katsukawa Shunchô]], and [[Hokusai]].
==References==
*Lane, Richard. ''Images from the Floating World''. New York: Konecky & Konecky, 1978. pp116-120.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
