The 11 Artworks of Katsukawa Shunshō

Judging from her garments and hairstyle, this woman, posed alone against a blank background, is probably the daughter or young wife of a wealthy merchant family. The black kimono nicely offsets the white obi decorated with spring flower motifs. The cuffs and hems of the undergarment add elements of ...

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A woman stands bereft and alone at the entrance to her house, tearing a letter she has clenched in her teeth. Shreds of paper lie scattered at her feet, strands of hair fly about her face, and her robe is disheveled, pointing to her anxious state of mind. Her lack of eyebrows suggests that she is so...

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Most famous for his woodblock print designs, the Ukiyo e artist Shunshō created this finely executed painting on the theme of the courtesan of Eguchi, a twelfth century prostitute named Tae who lived in the Eguchi licensed quarters in Osaka. According to legend, one rainy night the itinerant monk po...

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