Sharaku
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thumb|Ōtani Oniji III in the Role of the Servant Edobei, nishiki-e colour print, 1794
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Sharaku was a Japanese male artist, printmaker, painter, and xylographer associated with the ukiyo-e movement. He worked primarily in the field of printmaking and created portraits. His native name is 東洲斎 写楽, and he spoke Japanese. Sharaku was active during the period from 1794 to 1795, with his floruit recorded in 1794. He worked in Edo, Japan.
His works are held in the collections of the Museo del Prado, the Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the National Gallery of Victoria. Sharaku died in 1801.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 20
Top works
- Jasmine Coloring Book
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- Fullmetal Puzzle Book
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- 443
- Total plays
- 1,975
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Occupation
- graphic artist
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Field of work
- printmaking
- Genre
- portrait
- Movement
- ukiyo-e
- Work location
- Japan
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- Commons category
- Tōshūsai Sharaku
- Commons Creator page
- Tōshūsai Sharaku
- name in native language
- 東洲斎 写楽
- Commons gallery
- Tōshūsai Sharaku
- has works in the collection
- Toledo Museum of Art
- floruit
- 1794-00-00
- start of work period
- 1794-00-00
- name in kana
- とうしゅうさい しゃらく
- end of work period
- 1795-00-00
- date of death
- 1801-00-00
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Works in European collections
5 objects attributed to Sharaku, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Background
- Works
- First period
- Second period
- Third period
- Fourth period
- Style and analysis
- Identity
- Reception and legacy
- Notes
- References
- Works cited
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Ōtani Oniji III in the Role of the Servant Edobei, nishiki-e colour print, 1794
was a Japanese ukiyo-e print designer, known for his portraits of kabuki actors. Neither his true name nor the dates of his birth or death are known. His active career as a woodblock artist spanned ten months; his prolific work met disapproval and his output came to an end as suddenly and mysteriously as it had begun. His work has come to be considered some of the greatest in the ukiyo-e genre.
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