Katsukawa Shunsen (勝川 春扇), who is also known as Shunkō II, was a designer of books and
ukiyo-e style
Japanese woodblock prints. He was born in 1762 and designed prints from about 1805 to about 1821. He initially studied with the
Rimpa school artist
Tsutsumi Tōrin III. In 1806 or 1807, Shunsen became a student of
Katsukawa Shun'ei, and changed his name from “Kojimachi Shunsen” to “Katsukawa Shunsen”. In 1820 he succeeded
Katsukawa Shunkō I, becoming Katsukawa Shunkō II. In the late 1820s, he ceased producing
woodblock prints and devoted himself to painting ceramics. He died about 1830.
Shunsen is best known for his
genre scenes,
landscapes, and prints of beautiful women.