Artist

Shoji Osato

1885–1955

132130

Works

Years lived

Painter

Style

Shoji’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.

Selected works

132130 pieces

Chicago

Shoji Osato Japanese, 1885-1955

Teabowl

Hamada Shoji Japanese, 1894-1978

Incense box

Hamada Shôji Japanese, 1894-1978

Vase

Hamada Shoji Japanese, 1894-1978

Water Jar (Mizusashi)

Hamada Shōji Japanese, 1894-1978

Press-Moulded Vase

Hamada Shoji Japanese, 1894-1978

Teabowl

Hamada Shoji Japanese, 1894-1978

Flask Vase

Hamada Shoji Japanese, 1894-1978

Shoji (Sliding Doors of Katsura Imperial Villa)

Saito Kiyoshi Japanese, 1907-1997

Courtesan Looking Back at Shadows on the Shoji

Attributed to Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790

Jar

Hamada Shoji Japanese, 1894-1978

Dawn over Lake Shoji

Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水 Japanese, 1883-1957

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Ike no Shoji in the play "Mangetsu Oguri Yakata," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eighth Month, 1747

Torii Kiyonobu II Japanese, active c. 1725-61

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shimokōbe Shōji Yukihira and Segawa Yūjiro I as Matsukaze, Sister of Togashi no Saemon, in “Your Favorite Play: The Subscription List” (Gohiiki Kanjinchō)

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II as Ike no Shoji in the play "Oguri Choseiden," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1725

Okumura Masanobu Japanese, 1686-1764

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shinokobe Shoji Yukihira in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1773

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Ike no Shoji and Segawa Kikujiro I as Hitachi Kohagi in the play "Mangetsu Oguri Yakata," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eighth month, 1747

Torii Kiyonobu II Japanese, active c. 1725-61

Shoji kome no meshi

Torii Kiyonaga 鳥居清長 Japanese, 1752-1815

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shimokōbe Shōji Yukihira and Segawa Yūjiro I as Matsukaze, Sister of Togashi no Saemon, in “Your Favorite Play: The Subscription List” (Gohiiki Kanjinchō)

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 (Japanese, 1726-1792)