Komatsuken’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.
Parody of the Story of Narukami
Artist unknown Japanese
Young woman and gibbon
Torii Kiyomitsu I Japanese, 1735-1785
Evening Bell of Dojoji (Dojoji no bansho), no. 1 from the series "Eight Views of Children (Osana hakkei)"
The Harugoma Dance
The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Nagoya Sanzaburo and Ichimura Kamezo II in the play "Higashiyama-dono Kabuki no Tsuitachi," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1766
Torii Kiyomitsu I Japanese, 1735–1785
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II
A Young Woman Watching Frogs (parody of Ono no Tôfû)
Torii Kiyomitsu Japanese, 1735–1785
The Actors Ichikawa Raizo I as a peddler of tea whisks and Nakamura Matsue I as Yuya Gozen in the play "Daijobu Takadate Jikki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1763
New Year's entertainers before standing screen of tiger
The Actors Segawa Kikunojo II as Ohatsu and Ichikawa Yaozo II as her lover Tokubei in the play "Yoni Osaka Nitsui no Meoto," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the second month, 1767
Ono no Komachi Washing the Copybook
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Shirabyoshi Renri in the play "Imayo Dojoji" performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1756
The Actor Hanagawa Ichinojo as Akane Gozen in the play "Okunizome Shusse Butai," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1759
The Poet Sugawara no Michizane Riding an Ox
The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I in his rice cracker shop
Torii Kiyomitsu I Japanese, 1735–1785 and Torii Kiyotsune Japanese, active c. 1757-79
Chasing Fireflies
A Triptych (Sanpukutsui): Courtesans of the Pleasure Quarters of the Three Cities
Beauties of the Three Capitals: Shimabara in Kyoto (right), Yoshiwara in Edo (center), and Shinmachi in Osaka (left)
Torii Kiyohiro Japanese, active c. 1737-76 and Torii Kiyomitsu I Japanese, 1735–1785