The Oystercatcher Dance (Miyakodori), from the series "Beautiful Dance Customs (Adesugata odori fuzoku)"
Kitao Shigemasa
c. 1778
Medium
Color woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions
31.8 × 22.3 cm (12 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
22449
About the Artist
Kitao Shigemasa · 1739–1820
Kitao Shigemasa (1739–1820), born in the bustling Nihonbashi district of Edo (modern Tokyo), emerged as a pivotal figure in ukiyo-e woodblock printing during Japan's Edo period. The eldest son of the bookseller Suharaya Mohei—from a lineage of publishers—Shigemasa, originally named Kitabatake Tarōkichi, was immersed in the world of printing from youth. Largely self-taught, he later studied under t...