Tamagawa’s work is defined by its japanese (culture or style) sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Spirit of Taira no Masakado Disguised as Otomo no Kuronushi in the Play Shida Yuzuriha Horai Soga, Performed at the Morita Theater in the First Month, 1775
Tamagawa Shunsui Japanese, active c. 1770s

A Triptych of Fashionable No Plays (Furyu Utai Sambukutsui)
Miyagawa Shunsui Japanese, active 1740s-early 1760s Publisher: Tsuruya Kiemon of Ödemma-cho san-chome

Mirror of Elegance (Furyu kesho kagami)
Tamagawa Shucho Japanese, 18th century

An Elegant Series of Amulet Paintings (Furyu nanatsume e awase): Rabbit and Cock
Tamagawa Shucho Japanese, 18th century

The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori no Tamagawa), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers in Popular Customs (Fuzoku Mu Tamagawa)"
Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770

The Jewel River of Bush Clovers (Hagi no Tamagawa), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers in Popular Customs (Fuzoku Mu Tamagawa)"
Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770

The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers
Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770

Tama River in Musashi Province (Bushu Tamagawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849 Publisher: Hibino Yohachi Japanese, unknown

The Koya Jewel River (Koya no Tamagawa), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers in Popular Customs (Fuzoku Mu Tamagawa)"
Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770

The Jewel River at Ide (Ide no Tamagawa), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers in Popular Customs (Fuzoku Mu Tamagawa)"
Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770

The Chofu Jewel River in Musashi Province (Musashi Chofu no Tamagawa), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers in the Various Provinces (Shokoku Mu Tamagawa)"
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重 Japanese, 1797-1858

The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori Tamagawa), from the series "Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa)"
Kikukawa Eizan Japanese, 1787-1867

The Jewel River at Ide (Ide no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers
Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770

Autumn Moon over Tama River (Tamagawa no shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views in the Environs of Edo (Edo kinko hakkei no uchi)"
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重 Japanese, 1797-1858

The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori no Tamagawa), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers in Popular Customs (Fuzoku Mu Tamagawa)"
Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770

The Jewel River at Chofu (Chofu no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers
Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770

Village of Tamagawa (Tamagawa no sato), from an untitled series of famous views of the Edo suburbs
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重 Japanese, 1797-1858

Musashi, from the series "Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa)"
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790

Settsu, from the series "Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa)"
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790