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

Forest Cat
Kobayashi Donge Japanese, born 1927

Eve in a Circus
Kobayashi Donge Japanese, born 1927

Passing Locomotive
Dong Kingman American, 1911-2000

The World Inside the Mountain Dashan limian de shije)
Dong Jiansheng Chinese, born 1936

Mount Langya 琅琊山圖
Dong Bangda 董邦達 Chinese, 1699-1769

The Moon Beyond Shinagawa (Shinagawa mikoshi no tsuki), from the series "One Hundred Views of Musashi Province (Musashi hyakkei no uchi)"
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Sei Shonagon, from the series Ancient Patterns (Kodai moyo)
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

A pair of ducks by a lotus pond
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Sino-Japanese War
Kobayashi Ikuhide Japanese, active c. 1885–98

Advancing across the Ansong River at the Battle of Asan (Gazan gekisen Anjo no watashi shingeki no zu)
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Escape of Emperor Godaigo, from the series "The Unofficial History of Japan (Nihon gaishi no uchi)"
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

The Naval Battle of Pungdo in Korea (Chosen Hoto kaisen no zu)
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Silk Overshot Wearable Poncho
Keiko Kobayashi (Japanese, born 1947) Japan

Autumn Leaves (Impromptu of Scarves)
Keiko Kobayashi (Japanese, born 1947)

Distant View of Matsuchi Hill from the Sumida River (Sumidagawa yori Matsuchiyama enkei), from the series "One Hundred Views of Musashi Province (Musashi hyakkei no uchi)"
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Passion
Keiko Kobayashi (Japanese, born 1947) Japan

The Winter Journey (Dong zhi lû)
Zhou Shenghua Chinese, 1949-2000

Moonlight through the Clouds off the Haneda Coast
Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, 1847-1915

Ding Dong Daddy Art Overload
William Aubrey Walmsley American, 1923-2003

Ding Dong Daddy Saint Walmsley
William Aubrey Walmsley American, 1923-2003