Hokuju’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.

Susaki, from the series "New Perspective Pictures (Shin uki-e)"
Shotei Hokuju Japanese, active c. 1789-1818

Shichiri Beach at Enoshima (Enoshima Shichirigahama)
Shotei Hokuju Japanese, active c. 1789-1818

Takanawa Okido at the Shinagawa Station (Shinagawa-juku Takanawa Okido), from the series "Eastern Capital (Toto)"
Shotei Hokuju Japanese, active c. 1789-1818

View of Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima no kei), from the series "Eastern Capital (Toto)"
Shotei Hokuju Japanese, active c. 1789-1818

View of the Rokugo River Crossing at the Kawasaki Station (Kawasaki-juku Rokugo kawa watashi no zu), from the series "Tokaido Road (Tokaido)"
Shotei Hokuju Japanese, active c. 1789-1818

Courtesan Playing Shamisen
Hokuju Japanese, date unknown

Shinsen Banshoku zukō
Shōtei Hokuju 昇亭北寿 Japanese, active 1789-1818

Futatsuryu of Izutsuya as a Musician (Hayashi), from the series "Parade of the Shimanouchi Pleasure Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono)"
Shunshosai Hokuju Japanese, active about 1828–1836

Looking out to Sea from the Benten Shrine at Susaki in Fukagawa (Fukagawa Susaki Benten yori kaijo o nozomu), from the series "Eastern Capital (Toto)"
Shotei Hokuju Japanese, active c. 1789-1818

Hokuju gafu
Katsushika Hokuju (Japanese, active 1840s–1850s)

Self-Portrait
Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909)

Martin Vanden Bogaert Desjardins
Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)

Remembrance of Italy
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875) printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907) published by Cadart et Chavalier, Editeurs (French, 1801-1900)

Priest and Boy
Lawrence Carmichael Earle American, 1845-1921

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891)

Fishing Craft near the Cliffs at Collioure
Adolphe Appian French, 1818-1898

Interior of St. Mark's, Venice
David Dalhoff Neal (American, 1838–1915)