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Kitao Shigemasa

1739–1820 · Japanese

Born
1739 · Edo
Died
1820 · Edo

41 works in the Collect24 Registry

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Kitao Shigemasa was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist from Edo, noted for his bijinga and as one of the leading printmakers of his time. He was taught by Shigenaga and, in his later years, used the studio name Kosuisai.

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Kitao Shigemasa (北尾 重政; 1739 – 8 March 1820) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist from Edo. He was one of the leading printmakers of his day, but his works have been slightly obscure. He is noted for images of beautiful women (bijinga). He was taught by Shigenaga and has been referred to as "a chameleon" who adapted to changing styles. He was less active after the rise of Torii Kiyonaga and produced relatively few works considering the length of his career. He is also noted for his haikai (poetry) and shodō (Japanese calligraphy). In his later years he used the studio name Kosuisai.

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Kitao Shigemasa, Two Beauties

Kitao Shigemasa

Two Beauties, late 1700s–early 1800s

hanging scroll, pillar painting: ink and color on silk

104.8 × 15.5 cm

Cleveland Museum of Art

C24-111713

Kitao Shigemasa, Doll Playing a Hand Drum

Kitao Shigemasa

Doll Playing a Hand Drum, 1770s

color woodblock print

28.6 × 14 cm

Cleveland Museum of Art

C24-225126

Kitao Shigemasa, The Chofu Tama River in Musashi Province (from the series The Six Tama Rivers of the Floating World)

Kitao Shigemasa

The Chofu Tama River in Musashi Province (from the series The Six Tama Rivers of the Floating World), c. 1770

color woodblock print

31 × 14 cm

Cleveland Museum of Art

C24-223220

Kitao Shigemasa, Träsnitt, Bildkonst, Woodcut, Woodblock, Print

Kitao Shigemasa

Träsnitt, Bildkonst, Woodcut, Woodblock, Print

Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities

C24-724606

Kitao Shigemasa, Ichikawa Raizo as Abe no Seimei

Kitao Shigemasa

Ichikawa Raizo as Abe no Seimei, early 1760s

color woodblock print

30.8 × 13.8 cm

Cleveland Museum of Art

C24-561912

Kitao Shigemasa, The Ninth Ichimura Uzaemon in the Title Role of the Drama Nagoya Sanza

Kitao Shigemasa

The Ninth Ichimura Uzaemon in the Title Role of the Drama Nagoya Sanza, 1767

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

28.3 × 14 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-263950

Kitao Shigemasa, The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX

Kitao Shigemasa

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX, 1769 (early)

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

30.8 × 13.3 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-253084

Kitao Shigemasa, Vesper Bell of the Temple of Great Buddha

Kitao Shigemasa

Vesper Bell of the Temple of Great Buddha, ca. 1778

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

38.1 × 25.1 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-253082

Kitao Shigemasa, The Hand Lantern

Kitao Shigemasa

The Hand Lantern, ca. 1790

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

37.1 × 24.8 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-244805

Kitao Shigemasa, Two Geishas and a Maid

Kitao Shigemasa

Two Geishas and a Maid, ca. 1790

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

38.1 × 25.7 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-244810

Kitao Shigemasa, Picture of the Eastern Beauties

Kitao Shigemasa

Picture of the Eastern Beauties, ca. 1782

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

37.1 × 25.1 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-244766

Kitao Shigemasa, Plum Tree in Blossom

Kitao Shigemasa

Plum Tree in Blossom, 1813

Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

21.1 × 8.4 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-217960

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