Miyagawa Isshō
Miyagawa Isshō | |
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宮川 一笑 | |
| Born | 1689 |
| Died | January 20, 1780 (aged 90) |
| Style | Ukiyo-e |
Miyagawa Isshō (宮川 一笑, 1689 – 20 January 1780) was a Japanese painter in the ukiyo-e style, primarily depicting kabuki actors, geisha, sumo wrestlers, and other elements of everyday urban culture. He used several other names: Fujiwara Andō (藤原 安道), Kohensai (湖辺斎) and others; his common name was Kiheiji (喜平治).[1] Among his other art names was also Sōgan.[2]
The majority of Isshō's works that survive come from the Kyōhō era (1716–1736). He was a pupil of Miyagawa Chōshun (1682–1752),[3] who, in turn, was influenced by the works of Hishikawa Moronobu. Isshō lived in the Shiba district of Edo, and, unlike most ukiyo-e artists, he did not design woodblock prints, concentrating instead exclusively on luxury paintings.[4] His style is characterised by figures with drooping eyes and generally pinched features, and he frequently reused successful compositions.[2] Like many ukiyo-e artists, Isshō also produced a number of shunga, paintings of erotic scenes.
Isshō was banished from Edo in 1751, along with his master Chōshun, to the island of Niijima off the Izu Peninsula for a year.[1] This came after a dispute arose over the payment for a painting commission in Nikkō. A Kanō school artist commissioned Chōshun to paint some of the walls of the Nikkō Tōshō-gū but refused or was unable to pay. In the ensuing confrontation, the Kanō artist and two others were killed by Isshō and Chōshun's son.[3] Isshō was never pardoned and died on 20 January 1780.[3][1]
Selected works
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Miyagawa Isshō painting. Untitled.
From the Spring Pastimes series.
From the Spring Pastimes series.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 British Museum.
- 1 2 Milone, Marco (2022). Ukiyo-e (in Italian). L'Erudita. p. 59. ISBN 9788867707270.
- 1 2 3 Japan Ukiyo-e Association 1982, p. 54.
- ↑ Milone, Marco (2022). Ukiyo-e (in Italian). L'Erudita. p. 58. ISBN 9788867707270.
Works cited
[edit]- Japan Ukiyo-e Association (1982). Genshoku Ukiyo-e Dai-Hyakka Jiten 原色 浮世絵大百科事典 第６巻 [Original Colour Grand Ukiyo-e Encyclopaedia]. Vol. 6. Taishūkan Publishing.
- "Miyagawa Issho (宮川一笑) (Biographical details)". British Museum. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
See also
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Media related to Miyagawa Isshō at Wikimedia Commons
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