Furyu Mu Tamagawa
Kikugawa Eizan
1812 - 1814
Medium
nishiki-e
Dimensions
255; 381
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Courtisane, de rechter hand bij het kapsel, in de linker hand een tissue, staand tegen witte achtergrond waarop gedicht, waarboven rivierlandschap.
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...