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'''Ryūkōsai Jokei''' (琉光斎 女圭) was a designer of [[ukiyo-e]] style [[woodblock printing in Japan|Japanese woodblock prints]], painter, and illustrator in [[Osaka]], who was active from about 1777 to 1809. He was a student of [[Shitomi Kangetsu]] (1747–1797), who in turn was the son and pupil of [[Tsukioka Settei]] (1710–1786). Ryūkōsai is considered to be either the founder<ref>Newland, 2005, p. 482</ref> or one of the founders<ref name="Roberts, 1976, p. 134">Roberts, 1976, p. 134</ref> of the [[Osaka school]] of [[ukiyo-e]]. He is best known for his biting portraits of actors .<ref name="Roberts, 1976, p. 134"/> His prints are mostly in the [[List of ukiyo-e terms|hosoban]] format. |
'''Ryūkōsai Jokei''' (琉光斎 女圭) was a designer of [[ukiyo-e]] style [[woodblock printing in Japan|Japanese woodblock prints]], painter, and illustrator in [[Osaka]], who was active from about 1777 to 1809. He was a student of [[Shitomi Kangetsu]] (1747–1797), who in turn was the son and pupil of [[Tsukioka Settei]] (1710–1786). Ryūkōsai is considered to be either the founder<ref>Newland, 2005, p. 482</ref> or one of the founders<ref name="Roberts, 1976, p. 134">Roberts, 1976, p. 134</ref> of the [[Osaka school]] of [[ukiyo-e]]. He is best known for his biting portraits of actors .<ref name="Roberts, 1976, p. 134"/> His prints are mostly in the [[List of ukiyo-e terms|hosoban]] format. |
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Ryūkōsai Jokei (琉光斎 女圭) was a designer of ukiyo-e style Japanese woodblock prints, painter, and illustrator in Osaka, who was active from about 1777 to 1809. He was a student of Shitomi Kangetsu (1747–1797), who in turn was the son and pupil of Tsukioka Settei (1710–1786). Ryūkōsai is considered to be either the founder[1] or one of the founders[2] of the Osaka school of ukiyo-e. He is best known for his biting portraits of actors .[2] His prints are mostly in the hosoban format.
Pupils of Ryūkōsai include Shôkôsai Hanbei and Urakusai Nagahide.
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Woodblock print by Ryūkōsai Jokei of kabuki actor Yoshizawa Iroha in the role of Ariwara no Narihira
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References
- Keyes, Roger S. & Keiko Mizushima, The Theatrical World of Osaka Prints, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1973, 238.
- Lane, Richard. (1978). Images from the Floating World, The Japanese Print. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 10-ISBN 0192114476/13-ISBN 9780192114471; OCLC 5246796
- Newland, Amy Reigle. (2005). Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints. Amsterdam: Hotei. 10-ISBN 9074822657/13-ISBN 9789074822657; OCLC 61666175
- Roberts, Laurance P. (1976). A Dictionary of Japanese Artists. New York: Weatherhill. 10-ISBN 0834801132/13-ISBN 9780834801134; OCLC 2005932