Sekkei’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.

Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers
Yamaguchi Sekkei Japanese, 1644-1732

Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers
Yamaguchi Sekkei Japanese, 1644-1732

Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers
Yamaguchi Sekkei Japanese, 1644-1732

Seal and Cherry Blossom
Sekkei Japanese, 1644-1732

Snowy Valley at Mount Hakuba (Hakuba no sekkei)
Kawase Hasui 川瀬 巴水 Japanese, 1883-1957

Snowy Valley at Mount Shirouma (Shirouma no sekkei)
Kawase Hasui 川瀬 巴水 Japanese, 1883-1957

Self-Portrait
Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909)

Martin Vanden Bogaert Desjardins
Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)

Remembrance of Italy
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875) printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907) published by Cadart et Chavalier, Editeurs (French, 1801-1900)

Priest and Boy
Lawrence Carmichael Earle American, 1845-1921

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891)

Fishing Craft near the Cliffs at Collioure
Adolphe Appian French, 1818-1898

Interior of St. Mark's, Venice
David Dalhoff Neal (American, 1838–1915)

Nighthawks
Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967)

Lion (One of a Pair, South Pedestal)
Edward Kemeys (American, 1843–1907) American Bronze Founding Company (American, founded 1886) Chicago

American Gothic
Grant Wood (American, 1891–1942)

The Fall of the Giants
Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673

It Rocks but is Not Sunk
Charles Meryon French, 1821-1868

Souvenir of Tuscany
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot French, 1796-1875

Portrait of Edouard Molé
Robert Nanteuil French, 1623-1678