Isoda’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 Courtesan Sugawara of the Tsuruya and Her Attendant
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790
Begging for Alms
The Courtesan Matsukaze of the Matsubaya and Her Attendant
Gibbon snatching sake pot from flower-viewing party
Cat Pawing at Goldfish
Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove - No. 2 (Chikurin shichiken sono ni), from the series "Popular Versions of Sages (Fuzoku kenjin ryaku)"
Hamaya of the Asahimaruya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyo)"
The Flute (Hichiriki), from the series "Fashionable Musical Amusements of Children (Furyu kodomo asobi ongaku)"
Young Couple Under an Umbrella in the Snow
Poem by Bun'ya no Yasuhide, from the series "Modern Versions of the Six Immortal Poets (Imayo fuzoku rokkasen)"
Beauty Beneath a Willow Tree
Dragon and tiger
Geese Descending at Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no rakugan), from the series "Eight Views of the Edo Pleasure Quarters (Edo irozato hakkei)"
Sayoginu of the Yotsumeya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana hatsu moyo)"
Cocks Fighting Under a Tree
Shirotae of the Okanaya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyo)"
Cranes in an Iris Pond at Sunrise
Attributed to Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790
The Sixth Month (Minazuki): Nioteru of the Ogiya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyo)"
Cocks Fighting near Bamboo Grove
Shirayu of the Wakanaya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyo)"