- 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.
In this Japanese name, the family name is "Miyagawa".Miyagawa Shunsui (宮川 春水 , fl. c. 1740-60s) 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).
References
- Frederic, Louis (2002). "Japan Encyclopedia." Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
Categories:- Ukiyo-e artists
- 18th-century Japanese people
- Japanese artist stubs
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