◎「Pleasure Girl Standing」（Signed "Shunshō ga"/Pillar painting/Important Art Object)

◎Katsukawa Shunshō (1726-1792) studied painting under Kö Sūkoku and Miyagawa Shunsui before he commenced designing, around 1770, the numerous nigaoe (likenesses of actors) which are his particular contribution to ukiyo-e.

Shikitei Samba, a popular writer of the early 19th century, makes the first known literary reference to pillar prints, using the term "pillar concealments," in Kusazōshi Kojitsuke Nendaiki (Various Speculations about Historical Happenings). This source states that "pillar concealments were begun by Koryūsai and were made fashionable by Kiyonaga."

The long, narrow format of the hashirae poses a particularly difficult problem in composition. Shunshō composed this print admirably, representing a courtesan in formal attire, her head bent slightly forward and her body arched, in the coquettish pose of professional women of the era. This is a masterpiece among Shunsho's occasional designs depicting female beauty. 

■Size

・Height: 67.2cm

・Width: 16.7cm

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