Artist

Yanagawa Shigenobu I

1787–1832

132681

Works

Years lived

Japanese (culture or style)

Style

Yanagawa’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.

Selected works

132681 pieces

Scenting a kimono with incense

Yanagawa Shigenobu I Japanese, 1787–1832

Two Children Flying Kite and a Woman

Yanagawa Shigenobu Japanese, 1787–1832

Courtesan with Flower Cart, from the series "Famous Flowers in Three Capitals (Santo meisho no hana)"

Yanagawa Shigenobu I (Rinsai) Japanese 1787-1832

Girl on an Ox

Attributed to Yanagawa Shigenobu I Japanese, 1787–1832

Gohyaku-dai kyōka shū

Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 Japanese, 1787-1832

Haikai waka suigyo shû (Inside Cover)Sansui gafu ( Cover manuscript)

Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 Japanese, 1787?-1832

Dancer in Momijigari, from an untitled series of nerimono festival dancers

Yanagawa Shigenobu I Japanese, 1787–1832

Chrysanthemum Boy leaning on a rock, from the series "Five Prints on Longevity (Kotobuki goban no uchi)

Yanagawa Shigenobu I Japanese, 1787–1832

Court lady admiring plum blossoms

Yanagawa Shigenobu I Japanese, 1787–1832

Elevator Grille from the Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago, Illinois

Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924

Huang Shigong (Kosekiho) and Zhang Liang (Choryo), from "A Set of Two on the States of Han and Chu (Kanso niban no uchi)"

Attributed to Yanagawa Shigenobu II Japanese, active c. 1820s-late 1850s

Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: Artist's commentary

Lan Ying (Chinese, 1585-c. 1664)

Elements of Composite Armor

German or Austrian

Summer Robes (Natsugoromo), from the series "A Comparison of Incense (Takimono awase)"

Yanagawa Shigenobu II Japanese, active c. 1820-late 1850s

No. 4: Personally Arranged Flower (Teike no hana), from the series "A Comparison of Flowers (Hana awase)"

Yanagawa Shigenobu II Japanese, active c. 1820-late 1850s

No. 6: Flower of the Capital (Miyako no hana), from the series "A Comparison of Flowers (Hana awase)"

Yanagawa Shigenobu II Japanese, active c. 1820-late 1850s

The Actors Segawa Kikujiro I as Oshichi and Sanjo Kantaro II as Kichisaburo in the play "Shochikubai Kongen Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the third month, 1732

Nishimura Shigenobu Japanese, active c. 1723-47

Beauty Carrying a Wedding Decoration

Nishimura Shigenobu Japanese, active c. 1723-47

Slip of the Tongue

Nairy Baghramian German, born Iran, 1971