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Kaigetsudo.
Name used by members of a school of Japanese painters and print designers, which flourished in Edo (now Tokyo) during the first half of the 18th century. They specialized in paintings and prints of courtesans of the Yoshiwara pleasure quarter, depicted in monumental, standing poses and dressed in luxurious kimonos. The founder of the school was (1) Kaigetsudo Ando, who was strongly influenced by Hishikawa Moronobu and Sugimura Jihei ( fl c. 1681–1703). They worked in the ukiyoe (‘pictures of the floating world’) genre (see JAPAN, §§VI, 4(iv)(b) and IX, 2(iii)). Kaigetsudo Ando’s direct pupils included (2) Kaigetsudo Anchi, Doshin ( fl 1710s), (3) Kaigetsudo Dohan, and Doshu and Doshu (both fl 1710s). Their own pupils and followers continued the Kaigetsudo tradition into the mid-18th century, influencing such well-known ukiyoe artists as Miyagawa Choshun, Shunsui ( fl 1740s–1760s) and Shunsho and Katsushika Hokusai. Overall, the output of the school shows a remarkable uniformity of technique and subject-matter. The following members have entries:
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