Katsukawa Shunshō

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Born: 1726

Death: 1793

Biography:

Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese: 勝川 春章 1726 – 19 January 1793) 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...

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