Kikukawa’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.

Beauty standing beside morning glories
Kikukawa Eizan Japanese, 1787-1867

Beauty standing beside morning glories
Kikukawa Eizan Japanese, 1787-1867

The courtesan Kashiku of the Tsuruya with two child attendants
Kikukawa Eizan Japanese, 1787-1867

Enjoying the Evening Cool at Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogokubashi noryo), from the series "Fashionable Eight Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)"
Kikugawa Eizan Japanese, 1787-1867

Two girls under an umbrella, from the series "Contemporary Flowers of the Southeast (Tosei Tatsumi no hana)"
Kikukawa Eizan Japanese, 1787-1867

Famous Trees in the Eastern Capital: The Cherry Tree at Naruko (Toto meiboku Naruko no sakura)
Kikukawa Eizan Japanese, 1787-1867

Fashionable Beauties in a Chrysanthemum Garden (Furyu bijin kikubatake)
Kikukawa Eizan Japanese, 1787-1867

Kan'eiji Temple on Toeizan, from the series "Fashionable Eight Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)"
Kikukawa Eizan Japanese, 1787-1867

Courtesan of the Chikiriya in Furuichi, Ise Province, from the series "Comparison of Proverbs and Customs (Tatoegusa fuzoku awase)"
Kikukawa Eizan Japanese, 1787-1867

Ariwara no Narihira, from the series "Fashionable Children as the Six Immortal Poets (Furyu kodakara rokkasen)"
Kikukawa Eizan Japanese, 1787-1867

Bunya no Yasuhide, from the series "Fashionable Children as the Six Immortal Poets (Furyu kodakara rokkasen)"
Kikukawa Eizan Japanese, 1787-1867

Kisen Hoshi, from the series "Fashionable Children as the Six Immortal Poets (Furyu kodakara rokkasen)"
Kikukawa Eizan Japanese, 1787-1867

The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori Tamagawa), from the series "Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa)"
Kikukawa Eizan Japanese, 1787-1867

Ono no Komachi, from the series "Fashionable Children as the Six Immortal Poets (Furyu kodakara rokkasen)"
Kikukawa Eizan Japanese, 1787-1867

The courtesan Yachiyo of Matsubaya, from an untitled series of courtesans on parade
Kikukawa Eizan Japanese, 1787-1867

Benzaiten Shrine at Shinobugaoka (Shinobugaoka Benzaiten), from the "Fashionable Eight Views of the Eastern Capital (Furyu Toto hakkei)"
Kikukawa Eizan Japanese, 1787-1867

Tamatsushima, from the series "Three Fashionable Young Women (Furyu waka no sannin)"
Kikukawa Eizan Japanese, 1787-1867

Otomo no Kuronushi, from the series "Fashionable Children as the Six Immortal Poets (Furyu kodakara rokkasen)"
Kikukawa Eizan Japanese, 1787-1867

The Theater District in Sakai-cho (Sakai cho shibai), from the "Fashionable Eight Views of the Eastern Capital (Furyu Toto hakkei)"
Kikukawa Eizan Japanese, 1787-1867

The brine maidens
Kikukawa Eizan Japanese, 1787-1867