Saturday, 3 February 2018

101 - Shunkō: Matsumoto Kōshirō IV as Tsurunosuke


Ukiyo-e. Okubi-e. Yakusha-e. Shunkō.
Shunkō: Matsumoto Kōshirō IV as Tsurunosuke

Katsukawa Shunkō (1743-1812) was the first artist who made okubi-e, so-called large head portraits. He is considered the creator of the genre.

Here we have an example of his art: Matsumoto Kōshirō IV as Tsurunosuke, a portrait of a kabuki actor in a specific role.