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*''Born: [[1739]]''
*''Died: [[1820]]''
*''Japanese'': 北尾重政 ''(Kitao Shigemasa)''
Kitao Shigemasa was an ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' artist particularly known for his book illustrations, though he produced single-sheet prints as well.
The son of an [[Edo]]-based publisher, Shigemasa was largely self-taught in painting and print design, though he might have trained for a time with an obscure [[Kano school|Kanô school]] artist.
He began producing prints in the period when the ''[[beni-e]]'' ("rose print") mode dominated, but his more famous and distinctive works came in the late 1760s to 1770s, after the advent of the full-color ''[[nishiki-e]]'' print.
Shigemasa's works, particularly his most famous works depicting [[geisha]], are marked by fuller forms than the thin, willowy girls of [[Suzuki Harunobu|Harunobu]]'s prints, and by the close, dramatic grouping of figures, something which would go on to be employed extensively by [[Utamaro]] and others.
His students included [[Santo Kyoden|Santô Kyôden]], [[Kitao Masayoshi]], and [[Kubo Shunman|Kubô Shunman]].
==References==
*Lane, Richard. ''Images from the Floating World''. New York: Konecky & Konecky, 1978. p128.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
*''Died: [[1820]]''
*''Japanese'': 北尾重政 ''(Kitao Shigemasa)''
Kitao Shigemasa was an ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' artist particularly known for his book illustrations, though he produced single-sheet prints as well.
The son of an [[Edo]]-based publisher, Shigemasa was largely self-taught in painting and print design, though he might have trained for a time with an obscure [[Kano school|Kanô school]] artist.
He began producing prints in the period when the ''[[beni-e]]'' ("rose print") mode dominated, but his more famous and distinctive works came in the late 1760s to 1770s, after the advent of the full-color ''[[nishiki-e]]'' print.
Shigemasa's works, particularly his most famous works depicting [[geisha]], are marked by fuller forms than the thin, willowy girls of [[Suzuki Harunobu|Harunobu]]'s prints, and by the close, dramatic grouping of figures, something which would go on to be employed extensively by [[Utamaro]] and others.
His students included [[Santo Kyoden|Santô Kyôden]], [[Kitao Masayoshi]], and [[Kubo Shunman|Kubô Shunman]].
==References==
*Lane, Richard. ''Images from the Floating World''. New York: Konecky & Konecky, 1978. p128.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]