Katsukawa Shunkou

A mid-Edo period ukiyo-e artist. A pupil of Katsukawa Shunsho, he excelled in actor paintings. His real surname was Kiyokawa and his common name was Denjiro, and he is said to have lived in Hasegawa-cho, Edo. He was the oldest of Shunsho's pupils, and like his teacher he used a jar-shaped seal, so he was also known as Ko-tsubo. His period of painting is thought to extend from the An'ei era (1772-81) until around the time of his death, but after suffering a stroke around 1787 or 1788 (Tenmei 7 or 8), he began to paint with his left hand. Most of Shunko's actor paintings are narrow-format, but he also has many masterpieces with a unique impact in large formats.

[Nagata Seiji]

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江戸中期の浮世絵師。勝川春章(しゅんしょう)の門人で、役者絵を得意とした。本姓を清川氏、俗称は伝次郎といい、江戸・長谷川町に居住したといわれる。春章門下では最古参で、師と同じく壺(つぼ)形の印を用いたので小壺ともよばれた。作画期は安永(あんえい)年間（1772～81）より没年ごろまでに及ぶと考えられるが、1787、88年（天明7、8）ごろ中風を病んでからは左筆で作画をした。春好の役者絵は細判(ほそばん)がもっとも多いが、大判に独特な迫力をもつ名作が多い。

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