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
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790

The Courtesan Matsukaze of the Matsubaya and Her Attendant
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790

Gibbon snatching sake pot from flower-viewing party
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790

Cat Pawing at Goldfish
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790

Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove - No. 2 (Chikurin shichiken sono ni), from the series "Popular Versions of Sages (Fuzoku kenjin ryaku)"
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790

Hamaya of the Asahimaruya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyo)"
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790

The Flute (Hichiriki), from the series "Fashionable Musical Amusements of Children (Furyu kodomo asobi ongaku)"
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790

Young Couple Under an Umbrella in the Snow
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790

Poem by Bun'ya no Yasuhide, from the series "Modern Versions of the Six Immortal Poets (Imayo fuzoku rokkasen)"
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790

Beauty Beneath a Willow Tree
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790

Dragon and tiger
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790

Geese Descending at Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no rakugan), from the series "Eight Views of the Edo Pleasure Quarters (Edo irozato hakkei)"
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790

Sayoginu of the Yotsumeya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana hatsu moyo)"
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790

Cocks Fighting Under a Tree
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790

Shirotae of the Okanaya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyo)"
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790

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)"
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790

Cocks Fighting near Bamboo Grove
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790

Shirayu of the Wakanaya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyo)"
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790