Ōoka Shunboku
Ōoka Shunboku | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1680 Kansai region, Japan |
| Died | 29 July 1763 |
| Known for | |
| Notable work | Bird-and-flower paintings |
| Movement | Ukiyo-e |
Ōoka Shunboku (Japanese: 大岡 春卜; 1680–1763)[1] was an ukiyo-e artist and painter who was known for his bird-and-flower paintings. Shunboku was born in the Kansai region, and lived most of his professional life in Osaka.
Throughout his career Shunboku engraved reproductions of famous Chinese and Japanese artists,[2] such as early exponents of the Kanō school. From the late 1710s until shortly before his death, he reproduced numerous paintings for various books. One of these anthologies is Ehon tekagami (1720),[3] an e-hon ("picture book") in which Shunboku attempts to demonstrate the characteristic style of each artist. (A tekagami is a hand mirror.) His notes and citations preserve some otherwise obscure works, and the names of their creators. His efforts helped propagate classic paintings throughout Japan.
See also
- List of Japanese artists
- List of ukiyo-e terms
- Schools of ukiyo-e artists
- Woodblock printing in Japan
References
- ^ "Ooka Shunboku 大岡春ト". The British Museum. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ "Ooka Shunboku 大岡春卜 - A Garden of Celebrated Japanese and Chinese Paintings 和漢名画苑 - Japan - Edo period (1615–1868)". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ "Ehon tekagami". Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
Further reading
- Tachibana, Morikuni, ed. (2007). Esquisses au fil du pinceau (in French). Éditions Philippe Picquier. ISBN 978-2-87730-971-4. OCLC 230202503.
External links
- Media related to Ōoka Shunboku at Wikimedia Commons