Chôbunsai’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.

Wakana, Part 1 (Wakana, jo), from the series "A Fashionable Parody of the Tale of Genji (Furyu yatsushi Genji)"
Chobunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756-1829

A Courtesan Reading a Letter
Chôbunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756-1829

A Selection of Six Flowers - A Parody Rokkasen (Yatsushi rokkasen): Bishop Henjo
Chobunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756-1829

Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River
Chobunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756–1827

In a Pleasure House in Shinagawa (Shinagawa no rojo)
Chobunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756-1829

Ono no Komachi Visiting Kiyomizu Temple, from the series The Fashionable Seven Komachi (Furyu nana Komachi)
Chobunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756-1829

The Courtesan Hinazuru of the Chojiya with her Attendants, from the series "Edo Purple in the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro Edo murasaki)"
Chobunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756-1829

Hotei, from the series "Comparison of the Treasures of the Gods of Good Fortune (Fukujin takara awase)"
Chobunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756-1829

An Elegant Parody of the Six Poetic Immortals (Furyu yatsushi rokkasen): The Priest Kisen
Chobunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756-1829 Publisher: Hibino Yohachi Japanese, unknown

A Selection of Beauty from the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase): Courtesans Hired for the New Years Holidays - Takigawa of the Ogiya
Chobunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756-1829

Women viewing dragon and tiger made of tobacco pouches
Chobunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756-1829

A Selection of Beauty from the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bisen awase): Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya in Procession (Tamaya Hanamurasaki dochu no zu)
Chobunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756-1829

The Salt Maidens, Matsukaze with Yukihira's Coat
Chôbunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756-1829

Beauty Replacing Her Hairpin
Chôbunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756-1829

A Selection of Six Flowers - A Parody Rokkasen (Yatsushi Rokkasen): Ono no Komachi
Chobunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756-1829

Noble woman in a carriage viewing cherry blossoms
Chobunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756-1829

A Parody of Yuranosuke in the Pleasure Quarters (Mitate Yuranosuke yukyo)
Chobunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756-1829

The Salt Maidens, Murasame with Yukihira's Hat
Chobunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756-1829

A Selection of Beauty from the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bisen awase): Misayama of the Chojiya in Night Dress (Tokogi no zu - Chojiya Misayama)
Chobunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756-1829 Publisher: Iwato-Ya, Genpachi Japanese, Unknown

The Poetess Michitsuna no Haha, from the series "The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen)"
Chobunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756-1829