Nakamura Utaemon als Ichikawa Goemon

Nakamura Utaemon als Ichikawa Goemon by Shunbaisai Hokuei

Medium

color woodcut

Dimensions

371; 246

About this artwork

Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

About the Artist

Shunbaisai Hokuei · 12002100

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...

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