KEISAI Eisen / 渓斎英泉
Pseudonym: | Hokugō, Hokutei, Ippitsuan, Kokushunrō |
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Life dates: | 1790 - 1848 |
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Ukiyo-e painter, printmaker, illustrator. Son of the calligrapher Shigeharu. Lived in Edo. Pupil first of the minor Kano artist Hakkeisai, then of the ukiyo-e artist Kikugawa Eizan. Author of Zoku Ukiyo-e Ruiko, a re-editing of the main source books for the history of ukiyo-e. Specialized in bijinga, erotica and lanscapes. Some of the last he did in collaboration with Hiroshige, "The Kissokado Road" (The Sixty-Nine Stations of Kossokaido Road) being one such set.
Roberts, Laurance, P. "A Dictionary of Japanese Artists", John Weatherhill Inc., New York, 1980, p.21
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C. 1818–1821 А-29601 |
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A series of Unhappy Lovers C. 1815–1825 А-30640 |
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A series of Unhappy Lovers C. 1815–1825 А-30639 |
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A series of Unhappy Lovers C. 1815–1825 А-30636 |
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1825–1835 А-29613 |
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C. 1825 А-30419 |
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1830s А-30630 |
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The Our Days Scenes of Fifeflies Hunting. C. 1830s А. 3952-3954 |
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1830s А-30318 |
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A series of Tōkaidō in images of Beauties C. 1830–1835 А-29615 |
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A series of Tōkaidō in images of Beauties C. 1830–1835 А-29616 |
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A series of Tōkaidō in images of Beauties C. 1830–1835 А-29614 |
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The Twelfth Month. The End of the Year. 1840–1848 А-33724 |
