Shunshosai Hokucho

(fl. 1822–1830) was a Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print artist active in the Osaka area during the first half of the nineteenth century. He was a member of the Shunkōsai Fukushū school of artists, and studied under . His original surname was , and he used the gō art names (1822-1824), (1824-1830).

As an Osaka-based artist, Hokuchō's works are categorized as , a term used to distinguish prints produced in the Kamigata area (Kyoto and Osaka) from those produced in Edo. Kamigata-e were predominantly images of kabuki actors, and were produced almost exclusively by amateur “talented kabuki fans” promoting their favourite actors rather than professional print designers.

Works Hokuchō was not a prolific artist and few prints attributed to him survive. Many of his prints are characterized by yellow backgrounds, and all of these images are yakusha-e kabuki actor portraits. Actors featured in his works include , , , , , , , , and .

The majority of his prints were published by (Honsei), although he also produced works for the firms (Tenki) and . He regularly worked with Kasuke, one of the most esteemed woodblock carvers of the period.

Modern art historians and critics have not been overly impressed with Hokuchō's skill, describing him as "competent but limited", and less talented than his mentor, Hokushū.

Collections Works by Shunshosai Hokuchō belong to the permanent collections of various international museums including the following: Asian Art Museum Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Ritsumeikan University [立命館大学] Royal Ontario Museum Tokyo Municipal Library [東京都立図書館] Waseda University Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum [演劇博物館] V & A Museum