Sunset at Ryōgoku Bridge (1806–20): Art, History and Details

Sunset at Ryōgoku Bridge (1806–20) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Katsukawa Shunkō II (Shunsen) (Japanese, c. 1762-c. 1821).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

A view of boats and riverside stalls near the Ryōgoku Bridge is captured in a roundel. The scene is accompanied by a poem. Much faded today, traces of the colors used to indicate the last rays of the sun remain. The artist signed the print “design by Shunsen” (Shunsen ga), a name he used from New Year’s of 1806, after he became a student of Katsukawa Shun’ei (1762-1819). Around the year 1820, he took the name Shunkō II. He designed prints of beauties, actors, and landscapes. In his final years, he painted designs on ceramics.

Object facts

• Title: Sunset at Ryōgoku Bridge
• Date: 1806–20
• Creator attribution: Katsukawa Shunkō II (Shunsen) (Japanese, c. 1762-c. 1821)
• Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
• Type: Print
• Technique: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
• Dimensions: Sheet: 22.3 x 17.2 cm (8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
• Collection: Japanese Art
• Department: Japanese Art
• Accession number: 1949.134

Collection credit

Bequest of Mrs. Madeleine Hamill in memory of Lawrence Hamill

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