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Kubo Shunman

244 works

Shunman was left-handed, and two of his art names use the character for "left." He was orphaned young and studied first with the poet and painter Katori Nahiko, then with the ukiyo-e artist Kitao Shigemasa. Read more

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Hanging scroll of a woman in a kimono holding a lantern beside a weeping willow and waves.

Beauty with Fireflies

early 1800s

Hanging scroll of two women by a stream under a moon, one kneeling among autumn flowering shrubs, the other standing.

Autumn: Two women gazing at the reflection of the moon

1800

Hanging scroll with six seated robed figures beneath vertical calligraphy columns on a pale ground.

The Six Poetic Immortals

ca. 1810

Hanging scroll of a hototogisu bird flying past a full moon, with vertical Japanese calligraphy and a red seal.

Hototogisu

early 19th century

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in patterned robes holding a fan, beside a palm tree and rocks, with calligraphy above.

Chinese Beauty

late 1700s-early 1800s

Hanging scroll of Mount Fuji seen behind gnarled pine branches, with green needles and vertical calligraphy above.

Mt. Fuji through Pines

late 1700s-early 1800s

Hanging scroll of a woman and two children in patterned kimono walking under a flowering cherry tree.

Woman and Two Children

early 1900s

Woman in striped kimono kneeling by a wooden board beneath a red rising sun, with calligraphy above her.

Preparing the Seven-herb Rice Porridge

1796

Hanging scroll of two women in kimono walking under an umbrella in snow beside a bare tree.

Two Beauties Walking in the Snow with Umbrella

Hanging scroll of a seated woman in a wooden boat beneath a willow tree, painted in soft muted colours.

Boat Courtesan at Asazuma

1900

Woodblock print of a biwa lute on a patterned cover with a red tassel, with cursive poem text above.

Biwa (Japanese Lute) with Cover

19th century

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one playing a biwa lute and the other a koto, with calligraphy above.

Two Ladies; One is Playing the Biwa (Japanese Lute) and the Other, the Koto (Japanese Harp)

probably 1815

Woodblock print of a koto harp draped in patterned silk beside a sho reed organ, with calligraphy above.

Koto (Japanese Harp) and Sho (Reed Organ)

19th century

Woman in a floral kimono beside a hagoita paddle and shuttlecock, with vertical calligraphy and red seals on a woodblock prin

Girl and a Hagoita (Japanese Battledore and Shuttlecock)

probably 1815

Two yellow-green white-eyes on a plum branch with blossoms and drooping willow, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Japanese White-eyes with Plum Tree and Willow, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō, vol. 3)

ca. 1810

Three green and yellow white-eye birds perch among pink peach blossoms on branches, with Japanese calligraphy beside them.

Japanese White-eyes on a Branch of Peach Tree,” from the Series An Array of Birds (Tori awase), from Spring Rain Suri…

ca. 1805-10

Woodblock print of court ladies seated on a mat making dolls, with courtiers kneeling on a veranda beside a bare tree.

Court Ladies Making Dolls

1790s

Woodblock print of three women in kimono at a tea house, with a teapot, lacquer box, bowls, and a pine tree outside.

Women in a Tea House

late 1780s

Japanese woodblock print of three women by a river cutting bush clover branches, one holding a lantern.

Women Cutting Branches of Bush Clover; The Noji Tama River in Omi Province, from an untitled series of the Six Tama R…

late 1780s

Woodblock print of three women carrying pails on yoke poles past thatched houses and pines, with birds flying overhead.

Women with Salt Pails; The Noda Tama River in Mutsu Province, from an untitled series of the Six Tama Rivers

late 1780s

Woodblock print of two courtesans in patterned kimono with a child and a drummer man in grey on pale ground.

Courtesan on the Town with Attendants at Night

late 1700s

Woodblock print of a seated sword fitting maker at his workbench, with a kneeling woman and a child reading nearby.

Maker of Sword Fittings at his Workbench

c. 1790s

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in armor and orange robes, one holding a sword, with calligraphy at left.

Two Actors; a Scene from the Soga Play

19th century

Japanese print of several moths and butterflies in yellow, black and pale green on a blue background, with calligraphy above.

Various moths and butterflies

19th century

Japanese print of cherry blossoms, chrysanthemums, maple leaves and a pine cone with needles on a pale background with callig

Cherry Blossoms and Pine Cones

19th century

Japanese woodblock print of peony, iris, chrysanthemum and primrose with calligraphy on pale paper.

Rose, Iris, Primrose and Daisy

1815

Woodblock print of a red lobster beside a miniature ceremonial bow and arrows, with Japanese calligraphy on the sheet.

Lobster, Hamayumi (Ceremonial Miniature Bow) with Arrows and Fans

18th-19th century

Woodblock print of an armored warrior holding a bow and fan beside a cliff, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Female Warrior in Armor

19th century

Japanese print of cherry blossoms and yamabuki branches with green leaves and handwritten calligraphy above.

Cherry Blossoms and Yamabuki Flowers

19th century

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned red kimono playing a flute beside a bridge, with mountains and a poem panel.

Young Woman Playing the Flute by a Bridge

19th century

Colour print of violets, primroses and spring plants with horsetail and fungi, beside columns of Japanese calligraphy.

Violets, Primroses and Other Spring Flowers

19th century

Woodblock print of a smiling hawker with plum branches and a child in patterned kimono, with an inset of two women.

Hawker of Love Letters

19th century

Shunman was left-handed, and two of his art names use the character for "left." He was orphaned young and studied first with the poet and painter Katori Nahiko, then with the ukiyo-e artist Kitao Shigemasa. He made prints and paintings, and he also wrote novels and poetry. More than 70 of his paintings survive, more than any other artist of the Kitao school. In 1790 he stopped designing commercial prints to focus on deluxe commissioned ones, and he wrote poems for prints by Hokusai, Utamaro and Eishi. Browse 244 works by Kubo Shunman from 8 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikipedia