Kobayashi’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.

Dialog of a Few Hours (Sukoku no taiwa)
Kobayashi Kiyoko Japanse, born 1947

Akasakamitsuke (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century 東京百景 21世紀へのメッセジ)
Kobayashi Kiyoko (b. 1947) Japanese

Restoration of Hours (Sukoku no saisei)
Kobayashi Kiyoko Japanse, born 1947

The Moon Beyond Shinagawa (Shinagawa mikoshi no tsuki), from the series "One Hundred Views of Musashi Province (Musashi hyakkei no uchi)"
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Sei Shonagon, from the series Ancient Patterns (Kodai moyo)
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

A pair of ducks by a lotus pond
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Sino-Japanese War
Kobayashi Ikuhide Japanese, active c. 1885–98

Advancing across the Ansong River at the Battle of Asan (Gazan gekisen Anjo no watashi shingeki no zu)
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Escape of Emperor Godaigo, from the series "The Unofficial History of Japan (Nihon gaishi no uchi)"
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

The Naval Battle of Pungdo in Korea (Chosen Hoto kaisen no zu)
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Silk Overshot Wearable Poncho
Keiko Kobayashi (Japanese, born 1947) Japan

Autumn Leaves (Impromptu of Scarves)
Keiko Kobayashi (Japanese, born 1947)

Distant View of Matsuchi Hill from the Sumida River (Sumidagawa yori Matsuchiyama enkei), from the series "One Hundred Views of Musashi Province (Musashi hyakkei no uchi)"
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Passion
Keiko Kobayashi (Japanese, born 1947) Japan

Moonlight through the Clouds off the Haneda Coast
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Forest Cat
Kobayashi Donge Japanese, born 1927

Major General Odera Fighting Fiercely at the Hundred Foot Cliff in Weihaiwei (Ikaiei hyakusekigaisho ni Odera shosho funsen su)
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Landing and Advance to Weihaiwei (Ikaiei joriku shingun no zu)
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Third Illustration of the Great Victory of Our Forces on the Yellow Sea (Kokai ni okeru wagagun no taisho, dai san zu)
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Outbreak of Fire Seen from Hisamatsucho (Hisamatsucho nite miru shukka)
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915