Ukiyo-e of the Week

  Takeuchi Keishu: Beauty with lantern This is a bijinga, Beauty with lantern by Takeuchi Keishu (1861-1942). The print is from 1900-...

Kosetsu: Two biljin walking in a Cherry orchard at dusk This is a print by a less known artist, Miseuchi Kosetsu , active in the 19...

Tsukimaro: Painting Kitagawa Tsukimaro (1804-1836) was Utamaro 's student. This is a beautiful painting (colour on silk) in a st...

Eishô: Front of Chojiya Pleasure House Front of Chojiya Pleasure House is a triptych by Chôkôsai Eishô . It is from 1798.

Hokuba: Bijinga This is a painting on silk, a kakemono , by Teisai Hokuba (1771-1844). A beautiful bijinga from the 1830s. Hokuba ...

Chikanobu: A group of bijin look out over a snow-covered garden A beautiful triptych by Toyohara Chikanobu , A group of bijin look out...

Harunobu: Woman Visiting the Shrine in the Night Another bijinga from one of the greatest ukiyo-e masters, Suzuki Harunobu .

Eisen: A shy girl   Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) is especially known for his okubi-e . With him, the style is changing. Classical bijin...

Eishô: Motozue of the Daimonjiya This is an okubi-e by Chôkôsai Eishô (active approximately 1780-1800) - Motozue of the Daimonjiya, ...

Chōshun: Beauty in the Snow Miyagawa Chōshun  (1683-1753) founded the Miyagawa school. He and his students did not create woodblock ...

Koryusai: Fisherman Waving to Girl on Shore A bijinga by Isoda Koryusai . Fisherman Waving to Girl on Shore. It is Summer from a ...

Kiyonaga: Actor Onoe Matsusuke Playing the Shamisen, with a Courtesan and a Kamuro 1782 When Torii Kiyonaga (1782-1815) became t...

Nobukazu: Beauties Viewing Moon , about 1890 A bijinga in the form of a triptych by Watanabe Nobukazu : Beauties Viewing the Moon , f...

Eizan: Hanaôgi of the Ôgiya , 1806-1808 The widely underrated Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867), completed and ended the development of ...

Harunobu: Bijinga Undoubtedly, Harunobu was one of the earliest, greatest, and most innovative of the ukiyo-e masters. In his best w...

Eizan: Geisha Playing the Hand-Game Kitsune-ken Kikugawa Eizan ( 1787-1867) studied under Utamaro and in certain circles he is see...

Sadanobu II: Bijinga This bijinga is a painting by Hasegawa Sadanobu II (active between 1867 and the 1880s). It is signed “Ho Utamar...

Koryusai: Sagi musume - The Heron Maiden Here we have one of my personal bijinga favourites, “The Heron Maiden” [Sagi musume], a wood...

Kaigetsudō Ando: Bijin and Attendant, 1710 Painter Kaigetsudō Ando (1671-1743) founded the Kaigetsudō school, and some of “his” wo...

Moronobu: Beauty Looking Back The picture this week is “mikaeri-bijin” [beauty looking back] a painting by Hishikawa Mor...