Sharaku

Summary

Sharaku is a human^[1]. He died on 1801^[2]. He worked as a printmaker^[3], painter^[4], ukiyo-e artist^[5], artist^[6], and xylographer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (500 views/month, #7,144 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Sharaku died on 1801^[2].
• Sharaku held citizenship in Japan^[9].
• Sharaku worked as a printmaker^[3].
• Sharaku worked as a painter^[4].
• Sharaku's professions included ukiyo-e artist^[5].
• Sharaku's professions included artist^[6].
• Sharaku worked as a xylographer^[7].
• Sharaku's professions included graphic artist^[10].
• Sharaku's field of work was printmaking^[11].
• Sharaku is recorded as male^[12].
• Sharaku's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Sharaku is associated with the ukiyo-e movement^[14].
• Sharaku's genre is portrait^[15].
• Sharaku's Commons category is recorded as Tōshūsai Sharaku^[16].
• Sharaku's said to be the same as is recorded as Saitō Jūrobei^[17].
• Sharaku's Commons gallery is recorded as Tōshūsai Sharaku^[18].
• Sharaku's work location is recorded as Edo^[19].
• Sharaku's work location is recorded as Japan^[20].
• Sharaku's floruit is recorded as 1794^[21].
• Sharaku's described by source is recorded as Japanese Woodblock Prints: Artists, Publishers and Masterworks 1680-1900^[22].
• Sharaku's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese^[23].
• Sharaku's Commons Creator page is recorded as Tōshūsai Sharaku^[24].
• Sharaku's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '東洲斎 写楽'}^[25].
• Sharaku's name in kana is recorded as とうしゅうさい しゃらく^[26].
• Sharaku's start of work period is recorded as 1794^[27].

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Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include printmaker^[3], painter^[4], ukiyo-e artist^[5], artist^[6], xylographer^[7], and graphic artist^[10]. Sharaku's field of work was printmaking^[11].

Death and Burial

Sharaku died on 1801^[2].

Why It Matters

Sharaku ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (500 views/month, #7,144 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

FAQs

What did Sharaku do for work?

Sharaku worked as printmaker^[3], painter^[4], ukiyo-e artist^[5], artist^[6], and xylographer^[7].