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An is a Japanese portrait print or painting in the ukiyo-e genre showing only the head or the head and upper torso. Katsukawa Shunkō I (1743–1812) is generally credited with producing the first . He, along with Katsukawa Shunshō, designed of male kabuki actors. In the early-1790s, Utamaro designed the first of beautiful women (bijin-ga ). The shogunate authorities banned in 1800, but the ban was lifted after eight years.
An is a Japanese portrait print or painting in the ukiyo-e genre showing only the head or the head and upper torso. Katsukawa Shunkō I (1743–1812) is generally credited with producing the first . He, along with Katsukawa Shunshō, designed of male kabuki actors. In the early-1790s, Utamaro designed the first of beautiful women (bijin-ga ). The shogunate authorities banned in 1800, but the ban was lifted after eight years. ==Gallery== Large head portrait (okubi-e) of kabuki actor Matsumoto Kôshirô IV as Tsurunosuke by Katsukawa Shunko I.JPG|Ōkubi-e of kabuki actor Matsumoto Kōshirō IV as Tsurunosuke, a woodblock print by Katsukawa Shunkō I Kunimasa - taikan, The actor Ichikawa Ebizo in a shibaraku role, 1796.jpg| Woodblock print by Utagawa Kunimasa of kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizō in a shibaraku role, 1796 Retrato de Ichikawa Yaozo III, Utagawa Kunimasa.jpg|Ichikawa Yaozo III as Umeōmaru, woodblock print by Utagawa Kunimasa, 1796 Toshusai Sharaku- Otani Oniji, 1794.jpg|Nakazō Nakamura II as Edobee, woodblock print by Sharaku, 1794 Kitagawa_Utamaro_ukiyo-e_woodblock_print.jpg|Print by Kitagawa Utamaro Ase o fuku onna2.jpg|Woman Wiping Sweat, woodblock print by Utamaro, 1798 'Portrait of Hagiwara Sakutarô', woodblock print by Onchi Kôshirô, 1943, 1st edition, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.jpg|Portrait of Hagiwara Sakutarō, woodblock print by Onchi Kōshirō, 1943 ==References== ==Further reading== Newland, Amy Reigle. (2005). Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints. Amsterdam: Hotei. ; OCLC 61666175 Roberts, Laurance P. (1976). A Dictionary of Japanese Artists. New York: Weatherhill. ; OCLC 2005932
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