Odagiri Shunko

Detail from a handscroll by Odagiri depicting the sankin kôtai procession of the daimyô of Owari han. Edo-Tokyo Museum

• Born: 1810
• Died: 1888/10/19
• Other Names: 歌月庵 (Kagetsuan)
• Japanese: 小田切春江 (Odagiri Shunkou)

Odagiri Shunkô was a samurai and court painter in service to the Tokugawa lords of Owari han (Nagoya) in the late Edo and early Meiji periods.

He studied under Mori Kôga and Kôri Tanenobu. He served in a number of low- to mid-ranking positions, including as umamawari (guard), shoinban (guard of the study), and other positions. In 1865, he produced two significant paintings at the order of the domain: Owari shi and Mino shi. Along with Okada Kei he also produced the Owari meisho zue, a collection of famous places of the Owari area. His other works include Owari eiketsu gaden, a handscroll painting of the lord's sankin kôtai procession, and a number of maps of Owari and other provinces, as well as works depicting the Ryukyuan embassies to Edo, including the Ryûkyû gashi and Meiyô kenbun zue.

References

• "Odagiri Shunkô," Nihon jinmei daijiten 日本人名大辞典, Kodansha 2009.