Mitsushige,’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.

Tale of Genji
Attributed to Tosa Mitsushige Japanese, 1496-about 1559

The Thirty Six Immortal Poets (Sanjurokkasen)
Tosa Mitsushige 土佐光重 Japanese, active c. 1390

Autumn Maples with Poem Slips
Tosa Mitsuoki Japanese, 1617-1691

Flowering Cherry and Autumn Maples with Poem Slips
Tosa Mitsuoki Japanese, 1617-1691

Autumn Maples with Poem Slips
Tosa Mitsuoki Japanese, 1617-1691

Bamboo and Fences
Tosa Mitsuoki Japanese, 1617-1691

Muroto Promontory, Tosa (Tosa Murotozaki)
Kawase Hasui 川瀬 巴水 Japanese, 1883-1957

Youth Playing Football
Tosa Mitsusuke Japanese, 1675-1710

Battledore with design of figures
Attributed to Tosa Mitsunari Japanese 1646-1710

Illustration of the Tale of Genji, chapter 5 Waka-Murasaki
Studio of Tosa Mitsuyoshi Japanese, 1539-1613

Illustration of the Tale of Genji, ch. 8 Hana no en
Studio of Tosa Mitsuyoshi Japanese, 1539-1613

Bamboo and Fences
Tosa Mitsuoki Japanese, 1617-1691

Woman and two boys gathering abalone, from the series "The Tosa Diary (Tosa nikki)"
Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820)

Pine Trees, from the series "Tosa Diary for the Shofudai, Hisakataya, and Bunbunsha (Shofudai Hisakataya Bunbunsha Tosa nikki)"
Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820)

Famous Products of Tosa Province: Dried Bonito (Tosa meibutsu, katsuobushi), section of sheet no. 16 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harimaze zue)"
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重 Japanese, 1797-1858

Yakuza, Bar Scene, Kochi City, Japan, from the series "Tosa Late Night Diary and Uncle"
Kazuo Sumida Japanese, born 1952

Otatsu-san, at Bar Nobara, Kochi City, Japan, from the series "Tosa Late Night Diary and Uncle"
Kazuo Sumida Japanese, born 1952

Otatsu-san, at Bar Nobara, Kochi City, Japan, from the series "Tosa Late Night Dianry and Uncle"
Kazuo Sumida Japanese, born 1952