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.
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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