Artist

Kitao Shigemasa

1739–1820

132681

Works

Years lived

Japanese (culture or style)

Style

Kitao’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

The Maple Festival (Momiji no ga) from chapter 7 of The Tale of Genji

Kitao Shigemasa Japanese, 1739-1820

Courtesans of Maruya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2

Katsukawa Shunsho Japanese, 1726-1792 Kitao Shigemasa Japanese, 1739-1820

Courtesans of the Shin Kanaya, from the series "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2

Katsukawa Shunsho Japanese, 1726-1792 Kitao Shigemasa Japanese, 1739-1820

Courtesans of Ogiya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1

Katsukawa Shunsho Japanese, 1726-1792 Kitao Shigemasa Japanese, 1739-1820

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Owata in the play "Taiheiki Shizunome Furisode," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1767

Kitao Shigemasa Japanese, 1739-1820

Boy as Hotei, from an untitled series of children as the Seven Gods of Good Fortune

Kitao Shigemasa Japanese, 1739-1820

The Big Snowman

Kitao Shigemasa Japanese, 1739–1820

No. 5: Noda River in Mutsu Province, from the series "Six Jewel Rivers of the Floating World (Ukiyo Mu Tamagawa)"

Kitao Shigemasa Japanese, 1739-1820

Clearing Breeze from a Fan (Ogi no seiran)

Kitao Shigemasa Japanese, 1739-1820

Ono no Tofu Watching a Leaping Frog

Kitao Shigemasa Japanese, 1739-1820

The Treasure Ship

Kitao Shigemasa Japanese, 1739-1820

Flower Arranging

Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739-1820)

Women's Bathhouse and Laundry

Kitao Shigemasa Japanese, 1739-1830

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Nagoya Sanzaburo in the play "Higashiyama-dono Kabuki no Tsuitachi," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1766

Kitao Shigemasa Japanese, 1739-1820

Three Types of Chrysanthemums

Kitao Shigemasa Japanese, 1739-1820

The Sakuragawa Teahouse

Attributed to Kitao Shigemasa Japanese, 1739-1820

Sugawara Michizane crossing to China (Toto Tenjin)

Kitao Shigemasa Japanese, 1739-1820

Autumn Flowers: Peonies and Bellflowers, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. ２

Katsukawa Shunsho Japanese, 1726-1792 Kitao Shigemasa Japanese, 1739-1820

Courtesans of Kado Daikokuya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2

Katsukawa Shunsho Japanese, 1726-1792 Kitao Shigemasa Japanese, 1739-1820