Said to have been born in Edo (birth year debated).
Around this time he began working as an ukiyo-e artist, drawing actor prints and more.
Amid a fashion for exchanging picture calendars, he created nishiki-e, beautiful prints with many colours layered.
He won popularity with pictures of slender, gentle women.
Around this time his pictures of Kasamori Osen, a celebrated teahouse girl, caused a sensation.
He died in Edo, having left a great many nishiki-e in just a few years.
Itō JakuchūTanuma OkitsuguMaeno RyōtakuIke no TaigaHiraga GennaiMotoori NorinagaSugita GenpakuMaruyama Ōkyo
People of the Edo period ・ People by period
Based on facts found in textbooks and biographies. Uncertain points are marked as such.