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Katsukawa Shun'ei — VisualArtsDB

Katsukawa Shun'ei

b. 1762 — d. 1819

Japanese (culture or style)Asian Art

Katsukawa Shun'ei Japanese, 1762-1819

Timeline

Born 1762 — Died 1819

1700s

Scene from Tale of Heike

Scene from Tale of Heike

1760s

An Actor as Sadakuro in the Forty–seven Ronins

An Actor as Sadakuro in the Forty–seven Ronins

The Dancing Girl

The Dancing Girl

Print

Print

An Unidentified Actor

An Unidentified Actor

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1770s

The Actor Onoye Matsusuke I, as a Man Holding a Closed Fan in His Right Hand

The Actor Onoye Matsusuke I, as a Man Holding a Closed Fan in His Right Hand

The Sumo Wrestler Kurogumo Otozô with the Teahouse Waitress Naniwa Okita

The Sumo Wrestler Kurogumo Otozô with the Teahouse Waitress Naniwa Okita

The Actor Ichikawa Danzō IV in the Role of Ono Sadakurō

The Actor Ichikawa Danzō IV in the Role of Ono Sadakurō

A Courtesan Looking at Her Reflection in a Hand Mirror

A Courtesan Looking at Her Reflection in a Hand Mirror

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1780s

Scene from the Tenth Act of Chushingura

Scene from the Tenth Act of Chushingura

The Actor Ichikawa Komazō II in the Role of Ono Sadakurō

The Actor Ichikawa Komazō II in the Role of Ono Sadakurō

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro 3rd as a Man Stnding in a Pleasure-boat

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro 3rd as a Man Stnding in a Pleasure-boat

Ichikawa Monosuke II

Ichikawa Monosuke II

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1790s

Bando Mitsugoro II

Bando Mitsugoro II

Act Two: The Quarters of Momonoi Wakasanosuke from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

Act Two: The Quarters of Momonoi Wakasanosuke from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

Act Eight: The Bridal Journey from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

Act Eight: The Bridal Journey from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

Act Seven: The Ichiriki Teahouse from the Play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

Act Seven: The Ichiriki Teahouse from the Play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

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1800s

Act Five: Yamazaki Highway from the play Kanadehon Chushingura

Act Five: Yamazaki Highway from the play Kanadehon Chushingura

Act Ten: Amakawaya House from the play Kanadehon Chushingura

Act Ten: Amakawaya House from the play Kanadehon Chushingura

1810s

Sumo Wrestler Tamagaki Gakunosuke IV

Sumo Wrestler Tamagaki Gakunosuke IV

Sumo Wrestler Hiodoshi Katsugorō

Sumo Wrestler Hiodoshi Katsugorō

Works

181 artworks

Actor Ichikawa Komazô III as Nyosan no Miya (The Third Princess), Ukare Zatô (A Blind Street Performer), and Sakata no Kaidô-maru in “Expanded Summer Festival” (“Zôho natsu matsuri”)

Actor Ichikawa Komazô III as Nyosan no Miya (The Third Princess), Ukare Zatô (A Blind Street Performer), and Sakata no Kaidô-maru in “Expanded Summer Festival” (“Zôho natsu matsuri”)

, 1786

Actor Sawamura Sôjûrô III as Oda Kazusanosuke Harunaga in “Muromacho Chronicle in Kana Script” (“Kanagaki Muromachi bundan”)

Actor Sawamura Sôjûrô III as Oda Kazusanosuke Harunaga in “Muromacho Chronicle in Kana Script” (“Kanagaki Muromachi bundan”)

, 1786

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as the monk Shunkan in the play "Shunkan Shima Monogatari," performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the ninth month, 1791

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as the monk Shunkan in the play "Shunkan Shima Monogatari," performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the ninth month, 1791

, 1786

The Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Lady Tokiwa (Tokiwa Gozen) (?) in the Play Kimmenuki Genke no Kakutsuba (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1791 (?)

The Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Lady Tokiwa (Tokiwa Gozen) (?) in the Play Kimmenuki Genke no Kakutsuba (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1791 (?)

, 1786

Actor Sakata Hangorô III as Takechi Mitsuhide in “Muromacho Chronicle in Kana Script” (“Kanagaki Muromachi bundan”)

Actor Sakata Hangorô III as Takechi Mitsuhide in “Muromacho Chronicle in Kana Script” (“Kanagaki Muromachi bundan”)

, 1786

Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Mori no Rammaru in “Muromacho Chronicle in Kana Script” (“Kanagaki Muromachi bundan”)

Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Mori no Rammaru in “Muromacho Chronicle in Kana Script” (“Kanagaki Muromachi bundan”)

, 1786

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Hiranoya Tokubei (?) in the Play Waka Murasaki Edokko Soga (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Third Month, 1792 (?)

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Hiranoya Tokubei (?) in the Play Waka Murasaki Edokko Soga (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Third Month, 1792 (?)

, 1787

Onoe Matsusuke as a Man Standing on a Path through Rice Fields

Onoe Matsusuke as a Man Standing on a Path through Rice Fields

, 1787

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Female Fox-Fairy Otatsu-gitsune Disguised as Shizuka Gozen in the Play Kogane Saku Date no Okida, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1792

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Female Fox-Fairy Otatsu-gitsune Disguised as Shizuka Gozen in the Play Kogane Saku Date no Okida, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1792

, 1787

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Daidoji Tabatanosuke in the Play Mukashi Mukashi Tejiro no Saru, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eighth Month, 1792

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Daidoji Tabatanosuke in the Play Mukashi Mukashi Tejiro no Saru, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eighth Month, 1792

, 1787

The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as the Boatman Takihei (?) in the Play Ofunamori Ebi no Kaomise (?), Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1792 (?)

The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as the Boatman Takihei (?) in the Play Ofunamori Ebi no Kaomise (?), Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1792 (?)

, 1787

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Yaegushi no Oroku (?) in the Play Keisei Kogane no Hakarime (?), Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater (?) in the Third Month, 1792 (?)

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Yaegushi no Oroku (?) in the Play Keisei Kogane no Hakarime (?), Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater (?) in the Third Month, 1792 (?)

, 1787

The Eighth Morita Kanya in the Role of Oboshi Yuranosuke

The Eighth Morita Kanya in the Role of Oboshi Yuranosuke

, 1787

The Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II in an Unidentified Role

The Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II in an Unidentified Role

, 1788

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Lady Tomoe (Tomoe Gozen) in the Play Yasa Gumbai Miyako no Jindori, Performed at the Miyako Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1793

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Lady Tomoe (Tomoe Gozen) in the Play Yasa Gumbai Miyako no Jindori, Performed at the Miyako Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1793

, 1788

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro V) as Banzui Chobei in the Play Gozen-gakari Sumo Soga, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the Second Month, 1793

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro V) as Banzui Chobei in the Play Gozen-gakari Sumo Soga, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the Second Month, 1793

, 1788

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as a Boy Blowing on His Hands beside a Large Snowball, in the Play Nigiwai Genji Hana Saku Kado, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1793

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as a Boy Blowing on His Hands beside a Large Snowball, in the Play Nigiwai Genji Hana Saku Kado, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1793

, 1788

Wakayama Tomisaburo as a Woman in a Yellow and Red-Brown Striped Kimono

Wakayama Tomisaburo as a Woman in a Yellow and Red-Brown Striped Kimono

, 1788

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman Standing, Holding a Fan

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman Standing, Holding a Fan

, 1788

Shoki the Demon Queller

Shoki the Demon Queller

, 1788

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Shirai Gompachi in the Play Gozen-gakari Sumo Soga, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the Second Month, 1793

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Shirai Gompachi in the Play Gozen-gakari Sumo Soga, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the Second Month, 1793

, 1788

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as the Monk Seigen (?) in the Play Saikai Soga Nakamura (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1793 (?)

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as the Monk Seigen (?) in the Play Saikai Soga Nakamura (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1793 (?)

, 1788

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro V) as the Lady-in-Waiting Iwafuji in the Play Gozen-gakari Sumo Soga, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the First Month, 1793 (?)

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro V) as the Lady-in-Waiting Iwafuji in the Play Gozen-gakari Sumo Soga, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the First Month, 1793 (?)

, 1788

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III in Ceremonial Attire on the Occasion of His Return from Osaka at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1793

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III in Ceremonial Attire on the Occasion of His Return from Osaka at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1793

, 1788

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