Olowe of Ise — Art Hub

Artist

Olowe of Ise

Olowe of Ise

1860–1938

132681

Works

78

Years lived

yoruba

Style

Olowe’s work is defined by its yoruba sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Selected works

132681 pieces

Veranda Post (Òpó Ògògá)

Veranda Post (Òpó Ògògá)

Olowe of Ise (died 1938) Yòrùbá: Èkìtì; Ikere, Nigeria Coastal West Africa

Eight-Platform Bridge (Yatsuhashi), from the "Tale of Ise (Ise Monogatari)"

Eight-Platform Bridge (Yatsuhashi), from the "Tale of Ise (Ise Monogatari)"

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770

Parody of Kawachi-goe from "Tales of Ise"

Parody of Kawachi-goe from "Tales of Ise"

Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770

"Chi": Musashi Plain, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

"Chi": Musashi Plain, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792

"Ni": Akutagawa, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

"Ni": Akutagawa, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792

"Ko," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

"Ko," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792

"Ki," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

"Ki," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792

The Elopement (parody of Akutagawa episode from "Tales of Ise")

The Elopement (parody of Akutagawa episode from "Tales of Ise")

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770

"He": Mt. Fuji, Suruga Province, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

"He": Mt. Fuji, Suruga Province, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792

"Ku," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

"Ku," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792

"I": Coming of Age, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

"I": Coming of Age, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792

"Ha": Guards at the "Love Passage," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

"Ha": Guards at the "Love Passage," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792

"Ka": A Court Lady Thinks Disconsolately of Her Lover, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

"Ka": A Court Lady Thinks Disconsolately of Her Lover, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792

"Me," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

"Me," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792

"I": Coming of Age, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

"I": Coming of Age, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792

Eight-Plank Bridge (parody of "Tales of Ise")

Eight-Plank Bridge (parody of "Tales of Ise")

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770

"Ho": Yatsuhashi Bridge in Mikawa Province, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

"Ho": Yatsuhashi Bridge in Mikawa Province, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792

"Ho": Yatsuhashi Bridge in Mikawa Province, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

"Ho": Yatsuhashi Bridge in Mikawa Province, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 Japanese, 1726-1792

Ujibashi Bridge to the Grand Shrine of Ise, Mie

Ujibashi Bridge to the Grand Shrine of Ise, Mie

Hiratsuka Un'ichi (Japanese, 1895-1997)