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KATSUKAWA SHUNKO (ACT. C. 1790S-1810S)
KATSUKAWA SHUNKO (ACT. C. 1790S-1810S)
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Toto hakkei (Eight views of the Eastern Capital)

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KATSUKAWA SHUNKO (ACT. C. 1790S-1810S)
Toto hakkei (Eight views of the Eastern Capital)
Woodblock prints, from the series Toto hakkei (Eight views of the Eastern Capital), each signed Shunko with cursive monogram (kao), comprising:
‌1) Nihonbashi seiran (Clearing weather at Nihonbashi)
‌2) San'ezan bansho (Evening bell at Mount San'e)
‌3) Shibaura kihan (Returning sails at Shibaura)
‌4) Shibaura kihan (Returning sails at Shibaura)
‌5) Mukojima yosame (Evening rain at Mukojima)
‌6) Atagoyama shugetsu (Autumn moon at Mount Atago)
‌7) Shinobatsu rakugan (Descending geese at Shinobatsu Lake)
‌8) Ryokoku sekisho (Sunset glow at Royokoku)
Vertical chuban: 8 3/4 x 6 7/8 in. (22.2 x 17.5 cm.) each approx.
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Lot Essay

Limited record on Shunko 春紅 are left. Shunko I was a pupil of Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792), whose perspective landscape (ukie) works can be found in the collection of the British Museum (1907,0531,0.403) and Kobe City Museum.

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