Ōmiya Gonkurō (近江屋権九郎) (publisher ca 1794 – 1812)

Shūhōdō (firm name - 聚宝堂)

Links

Tokyo Metropolitan Library - 1811 Kunisada triptych
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - Toyoharu example

Biography:

Edo print publisher (Marks 412). Artists published by this house include Eishō, Kiyomitsu II, Kunisada, Shuntei, Toyoharu, Toyohisa, Tsukimaro, Utamaro and Utamaro II. Waseda University has an ehon published by Ōmiya Gonkurō illustrated by Kitao Masayoshi.

The quality work of this publisher is clear as can be seen by the great number of exquisite Utamaro prints they produced and which can be found in the collections of some of the finest museum in both the East and the West.

Utamaro is the only artist in the Lyon Collection who was published by this house. We have highlighted his name in bold type.

Upper left panel of a 6 panel piece: three maids of a samurai mansion - <i>On top of and beneath Ryōgoku Bridge </i> 'Ryōgokubashi no ue, shita' (両国橋上下)
Related Object: Upper left panel of a 6 panel piece: three maids of a samurai mansion - On top of and beneath Ryōgoku Bridge 'Ryōgokubashi no ue, shita' (両国橋上下)