Ichikawa Morinosuke als Nagoya Sanza
Shunbaisai Hokuei
1835 - 1845
Medium
color woodcut
Dimensions
255; 372
About this artwork
height 372 mm x width 255 mm
About the Artist
Shunbaisai Hokuei · 1200–2100
Shunbaisai Hokuei (d. 1837), also known as Shunkō III, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist who became the culminating figure of Osaka kabuki printmaking during the late Edo period. Born in Osaka, Hokuei received his artistic training under Shunkōsai Hokushū, eventually becoming a prominent member of the Osaka school. While his exact birth and death dates remain uncertain, he was generally active from ar...