| Odagiri Shunkô was a samurai and court painter in service to the [[Owari Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] lords of [[Owari han]] ([[Nagoya]]) in the late [[Edo period|Edo]] and early [[Meiji period]]s. | | Odagiri Shunkô was a samurai and court painter in service to the [[Owari Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] lords of [[Owari han]] ([[Nagoya]]) in the late [[Edo period|Edo]] and early [[Meiji period]]s. |
− | He studied under [[Mori Koga|Mori Kôga]]<!--森高雅-->. 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]]<!--岡田啓--> he also produced the ''Owari meisho zue'', a collection of [[meisho|famous places]] of the Owari area. His other works include ''Owari eiketsu gaden''<!--尾張英傑画伝-->, a handscroll painting of the lord's ''[[sankin kotai|sankin kôtai]]'' procession, and a number of maps of [[Owari province|Owari]] and other provinces. | + | He studied under [[Mori Koga|Mori Kôga]]<!--森高雅-->. 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]]<!--岡田啓--> he also produced the ''Owari meisho zue'', a collection of [[meisho|famous places]] of the Owari area. His other works include ''Owari eiketsu gaden''<!--尾張英傑画伝-->, a handscroll painting of the lord's ''[[sankin kotai|sankin kôtai]]'' procession, and a number of maps of [[Owari province|Owari]] and other provinces, as well as works depicting the [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo]], including the ''[[Ryukyu gashi|Ryûkyû gashi]]'' and ''[[Meiyo kenbun zue|Meiyô kenbun zue]]''. |