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KATSUKAWA SHUN'EI (1762-1819) Shun'ei was a pupil of Katsukawa Shunsho (1725-1792) along
Dancer Performing Kikujido (The Chrysanthemum Boy) with Shuncho (active circa 1780-1801). He was commonly called
Kyujiro and used the art name Kyutokusai as well. Like Shuncho,
Woodblock print, from the series Oshiegata (Designs for Patchwork
Pictures), signed Shunei ga, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi he showed his unique style despite being an artist of the Katsukawa
School. He produced portraits of beauties, Kabuki actors and also
(Eijudo), circa 1792-94
sumo wrestlers. For another impression from the same series in the
Vertical oban: 15º x 10º in. (38.6 x 25.9 cm.)
collection of the Ota Memorial Museum of Art, see Ota Memorial
$6,000-8,000 Museum of Art, Kaikan nijugoshu nen ten: Ota Kinen Bijutsukan
meihin ten (Masterpieces of the Ota Memorial Museum of Art: The
LITERATURE: 25th Anniversary Exhibition) (Tokyo: Ota Memorial Museum of
Narazaki Muneshige, Shunsho, vol. 3 of Ukiyoe taikei (Compendium Art, 1996), pl. 71.
of ukiyo-e) (Tokyo: Shueisha, 1973), no. 218