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Katsukawa Shun'ei - Wrestling - (Oriental Art) - Framed picture 11 x 14
£25.00
Katsukawa Shun'ei was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist.
Shun'ei's real surname was Isoda.
Shun'ei belonged to the Katsukawa school of artists. He deinged mainly yakusha-e portraits of kabuki actors, and began producing ?kubi-e bust portraits.
He illustrated a seven-volume kabuki guide called Shibai kinm? zue ("Illustrated Guide to the Theatre"). He also made musha-e warrior prints and prints of sumo wrestlers.
