Keisai Eisen — Art Hub

Artist

Keisai Eisen

Keisai Eisen

1790–1848

132681

Works

58

Years lived

Japanese (culture or style)

Style

Keisai’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

No. 20: Rain on the Hiratsuka Plain near Kutsukake Station (Niju: Kutsukake no eki, Hiratsukahara uchu no kei), from the series "[Sixty-nine Stations of the] Kisokaido (Kisokaido [rokujukyu tsugi no uchi])"

No. 20: Rain on the Hiratsuka Plain near Kutsukake Station (Niju: Kutsukake no eki, Hiratsukahara uchu no kei), from the series "[Sixty-nine Stations of the] Kisokaido (Kisokaido [rokujukyu tsugi no uchi])"

Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848

View of Miyanoshita Hot Springs in Hakone, Soshu, from the series "Hot Springs - A Diptych (Onsen niban tsuzuki)"

View of Miyanoshita Hot Springs in Hakone, Soshu, from the series "Hot Springs - A Diptych (Onsen niban tsuzuki)"

Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848

Ukiyo gafu (Book of Keisai's Popular Pictures), one vol. of 10

Ukiyo gafu (Book of Keisai's Popular Pictures), one vol. of 10

Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848

Courtesan Stepping out of a Palanquin

Courtesan Stepping out of a Palanquin

Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848

A Ferryboat Crossing the Sumida River

A Ferryboat Crossing the Sumida River

Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848

View of Mount Fuji from a tea house

View of Mount Fuji from a tea house

Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848

Distant View of Snow on the Sumida River in Edo

Distant View of Snow on the Sumida River in Edo

Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848

Act Five (Godanme), from the series "The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Kanadehon Chushingura)"

Act Five (Godanme), from the series "The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Kanadehon Chushingura)"

Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848

Full Moon Over Mountain Scenery

Full Moon Over Mountain Scenery

Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848

Snow on the Sumida River

Snow on the Sumida River

Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848

A Poet Looking out of his Lakeside Hut

A Poet Looking out of his Lakeside Hut

Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848

No. 41: Distant View of the Ina River Bridge at Nojiri (Yonjuichi: Noriji Inagawabashi enkei), from the series "[Sixty-nine Stations of the] Kisokaido"

No. 41: Distant View of the Ina River Bridge at Nojiri (Yonjuichi: Noriji Inagawabashi enkei), from the series "[Sixty-nine Stations of the] Kisokaido"

Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848

No. 31: View of Lake Suwa from Shiojiri Pass (Sanjuichi: Shiojiri toge Suwa no kosui chobo), from the series "[Sixty-nine Stations of the] Kisokaido"

No. 31: View of Lake Suwa from Shiojiri Pass (Sanjuichi: Shiojiri toge Suwa no kosui chobo), from the series "[Sixty-nine Stations of the] Kisokaido"

Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848

Nunobiki Falls at Jakko Shrine (Jakko Nunobiki no taki), from the series "Scenic Spots in the Mountains of Nikko (Nikkosan meisho no uchi)"

Nunobiki Falls at Jakko Shrine (Jakko Nunobiki no taki), from the series "Scenic Spots in the Mountains of Nikko (Nikkosan meisho no uchi)"

Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848

New Year’s Flower Arrangement

New Year’s Flower Arrangement

Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848

Scholar Reading in a Hut

Scholar Reading in a Hut

Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848

No. 20: Rain on the Hiratsuka Plain near Kutsukake Station (Niju: Kutsukake no eki, Hiratsukahara uchu no kei), from the series "[Sixty-nine Stations of the] Kisokaido"

No. 20: Rain on the Hiratsuka Plain near Kutsukake Station (Niju: Kutsukake no eki, Hiratsukahara uchu no kei), from the series "[Sixty-nine Stations of the] Kisokaido"

Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848

Returning sails at Takanawa

Returning sails at Takanawa

Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848

No. 15: Itahana (Jugo: Itahana), from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

No. 15: Itahana (Jugo: Itahana), from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

Keisen Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848

No. 15: Itahana (Jugo: Itahana), from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

No. 15: Itahana (Jugo: Itahana), from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790–1848