An is a Japanese
portrait print or
painting in the
ukiyo-e genre showing only the head or the head and upper torso.
Katsukawa Shunkō I
Katsukawa Shunkō I ( ja, 勝川 春好; 1743 – 1 December 1812) was a Japanese artist who designed ukiyo-e-style woodblock prints and paintings in Edo (modern Tokyo). He was a student of Katsukawa Shunshō, and is generally credite ...
(1743–1812) is generally credited with producing the first ōkubi-e. He, along with
Katsukawa Shunshō, designed ōkubi-e of male
kabuki actors. In the early-1790s,
Utamaro designed the first ōkubi-e of beautiful women (''
bijin-ga ōkubi-e''). The
shogunate
, officially , was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, though during part of the Kamakur ...
authorities banned ōkubi-e in 1800, but the ban was lifted after eight years.
Gallery
Large head portrait (okubi-e) of kabuki actor Matsumoto Kôshirô IV as Tsurunosuke by Katsukawa Shunko I.JPG, Ōkubi-e of kabuki actor Matsumoto Kōshirō IV as Tsurunosuke, a woodblock print by Katsukawa Shunkō I
Kunimasa - taikan, The actor Ichikawa Ebizo in a shibaraku role, 1796.jpg, Woodblock print by Utagawa Kunimasa of kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizō in a shibaraku role, 1796
Retrato de Ichikawa Yaozo III, Utagawa Kunimasa.jpg, Ichikawa Yaozo III as Umeōmaru, woodblock print by Utagawa Kunimasa, 1796
Toshusai Sharaku- Otani Oniji, 1794.jpg, Nakazō Nakamura II as Edobee, woodblock print by Sharaku, 1794
Kitagawa_Utamaro_ukiyo-e_woodblock_print.jpg, Print by Kitagawa Utamaro
Kitagawa Utamaro ( ja, 喜多川 歌麿; – 31 October 1806) was a Japanese artist. He is one of the most highly regarded designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings, and is best known for his ''bijin ōkubi-e'' "large-headed ...
Ase o fuku onna2.jpg, ''Woman Wiping Sweat'', woodblock print by Utamaro, 1798
'Portrait of Hagiwara Sakutarô', woodblock print by Onchi Kôshirô, 1943, 1st edition, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.jpg, ''Portrait of Hagiwara Sakutarō'', woodblock print by Onchi Kōshirō, 1943
References
Further reading
* Newland, Amy Reigle. (2005). ''Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints.'' Amsterdam: Hotei.
OCLC 61666175* Roberts, Laurance P. (1976). ''A Dictionary of Japanese Artists.'' New York: Weatherhill.
OCLC 2005932
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Ukiyo-e genres