Hayakawa’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.

Flower Basket
Hayakawa Shôkosai III Japanese, 1864–1922

Flower Bud
Hayakawa Shōkosai V Japanese, born 1932

The Actor Hayakawa Hatsuse as a Flower Vendor
Okumura Toshinobu Japanese, active c. 1717-50

Cup in the Form of a Feline Head
Moche North coast, Peru

Lobed Bowl
Seifu Yohei III Japanese, 1851-1914

America (Amerika)
Utagawa Hiroshige III Japanese, 1843-1894

Blackware Vessel in the Form of a Figure Fishing, Possibly Ai-Apec, with a Crab
Moche North coast, Peru

A. D.'s Place, Glendora, Mississippi
Birney Imes, III American, born 1951

Woman III
Roy Lichtenstein American, 1923–1997

Portrait Vessel of a Ruler with Face Paint and Large Earflares
Moche North coast, Peru

Rooster at Whispering Pines, Lowndes County, Mississippi
Birney Imes, III American, born 1951

Stirrup Spout Vessel in the Form of a Anthropomorphic Owl
Moche North coast, Peru

Potted adonis with writing implements
Hishikawa Sori III Japanese, active 1797–c. 1813

Portrait Vessel of a Man with a Cleft Lip and Tattoos
Moche North coast, Peru

Ritual Vessel Depicting a Masked Deity with Serpents
Moche North coast, Peru

Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gordian III
Roman, minted in Rome

Big Joe's Funeral, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
Birney Imes, III American, born 1951

Effigy Jar Depicting a Dwarf Carrying a Puma
Moche North coast, Peru

Viewing Maple Trees
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) Japanese, 1786-1864

It Was Yellow and Pink III
Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887–1986)