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Tôshûsai Sharaku (東洲齋写楽), active c. 1794-95, was one of art history’s most fascinating and mysterious figures. He produced an astonishing body of work in a very brief working period, from the fifth month of 1794 to the first month of 1795 (totaling 10 months due to an intercalary month).
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- Soga Gorō and Gosho Gorōmaru Tōshūsai Sharaku 1794.
- Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Okinu, wife of Chōemon Tōshūsai Sharaku 1794.
- Kabuki Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II, Possibly in the Rôle of Ippei's Sister Osan Tōshūsai Sharaku 1794.
- Nakajima Wadaemon I as Tanbaya Hachiemon Tōshūsai Sharaku 1794.
[12] 3 prints come from Nido no Kake Katsuiro Soga at the Kiri-za; 7 from Edo Sunago Kichirei Soga and Godairiki Koi no Fūjime at the Miyako-za; 1 is a sumo print; 2 are musha-e warrior prints; and 1 is of the god of luck Ebisu.
Apr 28, 2001 · Sharaku burst onto the ukiyo-e printmaking scene in May 1794, leaving a lasting impact with approximately 140 woodblock prints in just ten months before vanishing mysteriously. His sudden departure has sparked numerous theories and inspired extensive literary exploration, creating one of art history's enduring mysteries.
Feb 2, 2012 · All of the prints that I have showed so far from Sharaku have been from this first phase and all of his very famous works have come from this stage. Here are a few more from this 1st phase of work: Sharaku's Actor Bando Mitsugor ō II as Ishii Genz ō.
Tōshūsai Sharaku (flourished 1794–95, Japan) was one of the most original Japanese artists of the Ukiyo-e movement (paintings and prints of the “floating world”). Tōshūsai is said to have been a nō actor in Awa province (now Tokushima prefecture).
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Other famous works include 100 Famous Views of Edo (a set of 11 prints made from 1856 to 1858), which includes “Sudden Shower at Ohashi Bridge and “Eight Views of Omi” (Omi is now known as Lake Biwa) and delightful prints of plants and birds.
