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Shigenobu, artist
Japanese, 1787 - 1832
Mariko, no. 21 from an untitled Tokaido series (reissue of Hokusai's Tokaido series for poetry circle of Okazaki), circa 1810 - 1820
color woodcut
11.7 x 16.5 cm (image)
Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts 1963.30.5272

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Artist Biography: Yanagawa Shigenobu. Family name: Jubei; Go= Kinsai, Raito, Rinsai or Reisai, Ushosai; Born in Yanagawa (name from this); active in Edo and briefly in Osaka. Originally a puppetmaker. ~Pupil, son-in-law and adopted son of Hokusai. After marriage to Hokusai's daughter took Hokusai's go of Raito;~ Book illustrator, designer of surimono, also specialized in bijinga and landscapes.