Kobayashi’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.

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

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

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

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

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

Second Month: Matsuchi Hill in Snow at Dusk (Kisaragi, Matsuchiyama yuki no tasogare), from the series "True Views of Famous Places in Tokyo (Tokyo meisho shinkei no uchi)"
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

One Person, Six Expressions (Hitori rokumenso)
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

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

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

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