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(fl. 1822–1830)〔In his exhaustive bibliography of ukiyo-e artists, Kato refers to Hokuchō's contribution— under the name Inoue Shunshosai— in 1839–1840 (Tenpō 10–11) of woodblock print book illustrations to 3 different volumes: , and . Almost all bibliographical references to Hokuchō, however, date the end of his productivity to 1830. Lyon states that Hokuchō's last print was published in the third month of 1833.〕 was a Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print artist active in the Osaka area during the first half of the nineteenth century. He was a member of the Shunkōsai Fukushū school of artists,〔Other members of the school were Gatōken Shunshi, Shunbaisai Hokuei (Shunkō III) and Seiyōsai Shunshi.〕 and studied under .〔Keyes and Mizushima 1973, 223〕 His original surname was , and he used the ''gō'' art names (1822-1824), (1824-1830), .〔Inoue 1931, 180〕 As an Osaka-based artist, Hokuchō's works are categorized as , a term used to distinguish prints produced in the Kamigata area (Kyoto and Osaka) from those produced in Edo.〔JAANUS, "Kamigata-e"〕 ''Kamigata-e'' were predominantly images of kabuki actors, and were produced almost exclusively by amateur “talented kabuki fans” promoting their favourite actors rather than professional print designers.〔Kitagawa 2005, 230〕 ==Works== Hokuchō was not a prolific artist and few prints attributed to him survive. Many of his prints are characterized by yellow backgrounds,〔Lyon 2013〕 and all of these images are ''yakusha-e'' kabuki actor portraits. Actors featured in his works include , , , , , , , , and . The majority of his prints were published by (Honsei), although he also produced works for the firms (Tenki) and .〔Lyon 2013〕 He regularly worked with Kasuke, one of the most esteemed woodblock carvers of the period.〔Lyon 2013〕〔Doesburg describes Kasuke as "the famous and in those days unrivalled () master-carver."〕 Modern art historians and critics have not been overly impressed with Hokuchō's skill, describing him as "competent but limited",〔Roberts 1980, 51〕 and less talented than his mentor, Hokushū.〔Keyes & Mizushima 1973, 224〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shunshosai Hokucho」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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