Tosa’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.

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

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

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

Articulated Dragon
Myochin School Japanese, active late 19th century

The Arms of the Family Kress von Kressenstein
Nuremberg School German, 16th century

Architectural Landscape with Belisarius Receiving Alms
Artist unknown (French, active 18th century)

Portrait of an Artist
Artist unknown (French, active 18th century)

Portrait of a Lady
Artist unknown (French or Swiss, active 18th century)

Triptych Window from the Coonley Playhouse, Riverside, Illinois
Frank Lloyd Wright American, 1867-1959

The Birth of Bacchus
Artist unknown (British, active 18th century)

Backplate
Northern Italian

Side Chair
Netherlands

Still Life with Eggs and a Leg of Mutton
Artist unknown (French, active 18th century)

Shôki the Demon Queller, from an album of paintings of Shôki, Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist unknown Japanese

The Battle of St. James The Greater at Clavijo
school of Martin Schongauer German, c. 1430/50-1491

Joseph Brenneman Elementary School, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective Sketch
Bertrand Goldberg American, 1913–1997

Glaive
Italian, possibly Brescia

Triple-Combed Burgonet
South German; Augsburg