Tōshūsai Sharaku

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Tōshūsai Sharaku: References & Edit History

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place in printmaking history
- In printmaking: Japan
refinement of nishiki-e printmaking
- In Japanese art: Wood-block prints

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 11, 2024
	Invalidated site: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Biography of Toshusai Sharaku.	Emily Rodriguez	May 24, 2018
	Added new Web site: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Biography of Toshusai Sharaku.	Gloria Lotha	Feb 16, 2009
	Added new Web site: Welcome to Ukiyo-e Reproductions - Biography of Toshusai Sharaku.	Gloria Lotha	Feb 16, 2009
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998