Edo meisho bijin hakkei
Kikugawa Eizan
1813 - 1817
Medium
nishiki-e
Dimensions
391; 265
About this artwork
kleurenhoutsnede; lijnblok in zwart met kleurblokken
About the Artist
Kikugawa Eizan · 1787–1867
Kikukawa Eizan (1787–1867), born Toshinobu Ōmiya in Edo (modern-day Tokyo), emerged as one of the late Edo period's foremost ukiyo-e artists, specializing in the delicate art of *bijin-ga*—depictions of beautiful women imbued with poetic grace. The son of Kikugawa Eiji, a painter in the Kanō school tradition known for fans and minor works, Eizan began his training under his father. He later studie...