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
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)
A pair of ducks by a lotus pond
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)
Escape of Emperor Godaigo, from the series "The Unofficial History of Japan (Nihon gaishi no uchi)"
The Naval Battle of Pungdo in Korea (Chosen Hoto kaisen no zu)
Silk Overshot Wearable Poncho
Keiko Kobayashi (Japanese, born 1947) Japan
Autumn Leaves (Impromptu of Scarves)
Keiko Kobayashi (Japanese, born 1947)
The Winter Journey (Dong zhi lû)
Zhou Shenghua Chinese, 1949-2000
Ding Dong Daddy Art Overload
William Aubrey Walmsley American, 1923-2003
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)"
Ding Dong Daddy Saint Walmsley
Passion
Moonlight through the Clouds off the Haneda Coast