Artist
O
Olowe of Ise
1860–1938
132130
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
132130 pieces
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)"
Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770
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)"
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)"
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)"
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)"
Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章 Japanese, 1726-1792
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)"
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)"
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)"
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)"
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)"
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)"
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)"
Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章 Japanese, 1726-1792
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)"
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)"
Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章 Japanese, 1726-1792
Ujibashi Bridge to the Grand Shrine of Ise, Mie
Hiratsuka Un'ichi (Japanese, 1895-1997)