Pupils of Shigenaga.
Among the less important pupils or associates of Shigenaga may be named the following artists:—
Tsunegawa Shigenobu produced work much like Shigenaga's; in the few prints of his which I have seen there is grace and ease, but not great strength. His work appears to have been mainly in urushi-ye. Mr. Gookin believes this name to be merely the early name of Nishimura Shigenobu.
Yōsendō Yasunobu or Anshin, by whom a fine lacquer-print with strong blacks is in the Spaulding Collection, may, with some hesitancy, be classed here. Mr. Gookin thinks this signature may be merely one of the studio names of some more famous artist.
Nagahide, dated by Strange about 1760, appears to belong to this group. The Harmsworth Collection, London, contains a print by him representing famous theatrical characters depicted by geisha, the colours partly printed and partly applied by hand.
Harutoshi is known to me only by one pillar-print, in the manner of Shigenaga's actors. It is doubtful where he should be classified.
Akiyama Sadaharu, Hirose Shigenobu, and Ryūkwado Ichiichido Shigenobu were obscure pupils of Shigenaga.
Yamamoto Yoshinobu is said by Fenollosa to have been a pupil of Shigenaga, and possibly the same as Komai Yoshinobu, who is treated later under Harunobu. Dr. Kurth thinks him a member of a Yamamoto School, which comprised also Yamamoto Denroku, Yamamoto Shigenobu, Yamamoto Shigefusa, Yamamoto Fujinobu, Yamamoto Shigeharu, Tomikawa Ginsetsu also known as Fusanobu, Yamamoto Maruya Kyūyeimon, Yamamoto Kuzayeimon, and Yamamoto Rihei.
TOYONOBU: TWO KOMUSO, REPRESENTED BY THE ACTORS SANOKAWA ICHIMATSU AND ONOYE KIKUGORO.
Printed in black and three colours. Size 15 × 10.
Signed Tanjodo, Ishikawa Shuha Toyonobu ga. Chandler Collection.
Plate 7.