Yanagawa Shigenobu

Yanagawa Shigenobu (1787 - 1832) was a Japanese painter in the ukiyo-e style. He was active in Edo from the Bunka period onward; His Osaka period dated from 1822 to 1825. In Edo, he resided in Honjo Yanagawa-chô district. He was first the pupil, then son-in-law, and finally adopted son of the Edo master printmaker Katsushika Hokusai. He designed illustrated books, prints, and surimono . In Osaka, he worked with the gifted block cutter and printer Tani Seikô .

Shigenobu focused on theatrical subjects, but some of his best work in Osaka includes a series of deluxe ôban prints depicting geisha in the Shinmachi Nerimono parade in Osaka, and approximately 30 fine surimono on various subjects (at least 18 in collaboration with the Tsuru-ren Crane Group of kyôka poets), with blocks cut and printed by Seikô.

His pupils included Kuninao; Shigeharu; Yokinobu(?); Shigemasa; Shigemitsu.

See also

• Ukiyo-e
• Shunga
• Erotic art

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