Tōshūsai Sharaku
Japanese, active 1794-1795
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- Names
Toshiusai Sharaku
Tōshūsai Sharaku
東洲斎写楽
Tôshûsai Sharaku
Tôshiûsai Sharaku
- Occupation or Type
printmaker
- Bio
While Sharaku is known for his caricature-like close-up portraits of actors in the ôban format, his smaller hosoban prints of full figures have an exceptionally compelling realism, revealing the actor as much as the role.
- Gender
Male
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