Keiko’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Silk Overshot Wearable Poncho
Keiko Kobayashi (Japanese, born 1947) Japan

Autumn Leaves (Impromptu of Scarves)
Keiko Kobayashi (Japanese, born 1947)

Passion
Keiko Kobayashi (Japanese, born 1947) Japan

Spider's Web Crossing
Keiko Kobayashi (Japanese, born 1947) Japan

Map I
Keiko Kobayashi (Japanese, born 1947) Japan

Rings on Ring
Keiko Kobayashi (Japanese, born 1947) Japan

The Moon Beyond Shinagawa (Shinagawa mikoshi no tsuki), from the series "One Hundred Views of Musashi Province (Musashi hyakkei no uchi)"
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Series III
Keiko Hara Japanese, born 1942

Sei Shonagon, from the series Ancient Patterns (Kodai moyo)
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Series II
Keiko Hara Japanese, born 1942

Series I
Keiko Hara Japanese, born 1942

Series IV
Keiko Hara Japanese, born 1942

A pair of ducks by a lotus pond
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Sino-Japanese War
Kobayashi Ikuhide Japanese, active c. 1885–98

Advancing across the Ansong River at the Battle of Asan (Gazan gekisen Anjo no watashi shingeki no zu)
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Escape of Emperor Godaigo, from the series "The Unofficial History of Japan (Nihon gaishi no uchi)"
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

The Naval Battle of Pungdo in Korea (Chosen Hoto kaisen no zu)
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Distant View of Matsuchi Hill from the Sumida River (Sumidagawa yori Matsuchiyama enkei), from the series "One Hundred Views of Musashi Province (Musashi hyakkei no uchi)"
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Moonlight through the Clouds off the Haneda Coast
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Forest Cat
Kobayashi Donge Japanese, born 1927