Kawanabe’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.

May: Shoki the Demon Queller Riding on a Tiger, Subjugating Goblins, from the series "Of the Twelve Months: the Fifth (Junikagetsu no uchi: gogatsu)"
Kawanabe Kyosai Japanese, 1831-1889

Battle of Nanba (Nanba senki no uchi)
Kawanabe Kyosai Japanese, 1831–1889

Crow on pine branch.
Kawanabe Kyosai Japanese, 1831-1889

Night Procession of Goblins (Hyakki yagyo no zu)
Kawanabe Kyosai Japanese, 1831-1889

Bijin (Beauty), one of six sketches
Kawanabe Kyosai Japanese, 1831-1889

Two Horses in Chinese Style, one of six sketches
Kawanabe Kyosai Japanese, 1831-1889

Daruma (Bodhidharma), one of six sketches
Kawanabe Kyosai Japanese, 1831-1889

Monkey Trainer, one of six sketches
Kawanabe Kyosai Japanese, 1831-1889

Two Chinese Women with Dragon, one of six sketches
Kawanabe Kyosai Japanese, 1831-1889

Lightning God, one of six sketches
Kawanabe Kyosai Japanese, 1831-1889

Carp Ascending Falls
Kawanabe Kyosai Japanese, 1831-1889

Standing Screen (Tsuitate) of a Tiger
Kawanabe Kyosai Japanese, 1831-1889

Kyosai rakuga
Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) Japanese