Miyagawa Shunsui
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"Shunsui" redirects here. For the 19th c. doban artist, see Yomo Shunsui; for the writer, see Tamenaga Shunsui; for the anime character, see Shunsui Kyōraku.
was a Japanese painter and printmaker in the ukiyo-e
style. He is sometimes known as Katsukawa Shunsui, having taught Katsukawa Shunshō
and founded the Katsukawa school
style. Shunsui was the son and student of artist Miyagawa Chōshun
; he was originally named Tōshirō, and chose Shunsui as his art-name
(gō).
was a Japanese painter and printmaker in the ukiyo-e
Ukiyo-e
' is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints and paintings produced between the 17th and the 20th centuries, featuring motifs of landscapes, tales from history, the theatre, and pleasure quarters...
style. He is sometimes known as Katsukawa Shunsui, having taught Katsukawa Shunshō
Katsukawa Shunsho
was a Japanese painter and printmaker in the ukiyo-e style, and the leading artist of the Katsukawa school. Shunshō studied under Miyagawa Shunsui, son and student of Miyagawa Chōshun, both equally famous and talented ukiyo-e artists. Shunshō is most well known for introducing a new form of...
and founded the Katsukawa school
Katsukawa school
The Katsukawa school was a school of Japanese ukiyo-e art, founded by Miyagawa Shunsui. It specialized in paintings and prints of kabuki actors , sumo wrestlers, and beautiful women ....
style. Shunsui was the son and student of artist Miyagawa Chōshun
Miyagawa Choshun
was a Japanese painter in the ukiyo-e style. Founder of the Miyagawa school, he and his pupils are among the few ukiyo-e artists to have never created woodblock prints. He was born in Miyagawa, in Owari province, but lived much of his later life in Edo, where he died...
; he was originally named Tōshirō, and chose Shunsui as his art-name
Art-name
An art-name is a pseudonym, or penname, used by an East Asian artist, which they sometimes change. The word and the idea to use a pseudonym originated from China, then became popular in other East Asian countries ....
(gō).