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Keisai Eisen (渓斎 英泉, 1790–1848) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist who specialised in bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women). His best works, including his ōkubi-e ("large head pictures"), are considered to be masterpieces of the "decadent" Bunsei Era (1818–1830). He was also known as Ikeda Eisen, and wrote under the name of Ippitsuan.
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Kōjien defines bijin-ga as a picture that simply "emphasizes the beauty of women", [1] and the Shincho Encyclopedia of World Art defines it as depiction of "the beauty of a woman's appearance". [2] On the other hand, Gendai Nihon Bijin-ga Zenshū Meisaku-sen I defines bijin-ga as pictures that explore "the inner beauty of women". [3]
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 23:45, 22 January 2014: 1,410 × 1,000 (415 KB): Hiart {{Information |Description=''An Urban Couple Amidst their Clothing'' by Keisai Eisen, From the series ''Grass on the Way of Love'' (''Koi no michikusa''), c. 1825, GeishaHonolulu Museum of Art |Source=GeishaHonolulu Museum of Art |Date=c. 1825 |Author=...
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Shunga by Keisai Eisen. Shunga was probably enjoyed by both men and women of all classes. Superstitions and customs surrounding shunga suggest as much; in the same way that it was considered a lucky charm against death for a samurai to carry shunga, it was considered a protection against fire in merchant warehouses and the home. From this we ...
His father, who was an amateur poet of some renown, died in the year after his birth. While growing up, he developed an early talent for painting and drawing. His early sketches at that time impressed Toyokuni, the great master of the Utagawa school [1] and prominent designer of kabuki and actor-portrait prints. In the year 1800 or shortly ...
Toyokuni Utagawa by Kunisada. Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese: 歌川豊国; 1769 in Edo – 24 February 1825 in Edo), also often referred to as Toyokuni I, to distinguish him from the members of his school who took over his gō after he died, was a great master of ukiyo-e, known in particular for his kabuki actor prints.