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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.

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.

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. He produced relatively few paintings and single-sheet prints, focusing chiefly on designs for books, illustrating over 300 over the course of his career.

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.

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]].

His students included [[Santo Kyoden|Santô Kyôden]], [[Kitao Masayoshi]], and [[Kubo Shunman]].

==References==

==References==

*Lane, Richard. ''Images from the Floating World''. New York: Konecky & Konecky, 1978. p128.

*Lane, Richard. ''Images from the Floating World''. New York: Konecky & Konecky, 1978. p128.

[[Category:Edo Period]]

[[Category:Edo Period]]

[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]

[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]