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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).
Keisai Eisen, nato Ikeda Eisen, noto anche con lo pseudonimo di Ippitsuan, è stato un artista e scrittore giapponese di ukiyo-e specializzato in bijin-ga. Le sue migliori opere, tra cui i suoi ōkubi-e, sono considerati capolavori della decadente era Bunsei. Le sue stampe sono fortemente colorate, imponenti e apertamente drammatiche ...
Eisen (Ikeda) Keisai was a woodblock print artist of the Bunsei period (1818–1830) specializing in bijin-ga, erotica, okubi-e (large-headed prints), aizuri-e (blue-shaded prints), surimono (private commissions), and caricatures.
- Keisai Eisen: Biography
- Specializing in Bijin-ga
- Voluptuous Beauties
- Notes of A Nameless Old Man
- Keisai Eisen - An Intellectual?
- Woodblock Print Series by Keisai Eisen
- Keisai Eisen - A Prolific Ukiyo-e Artist
- Ukiyo-e by Keisai Eisen
Keisai Eisen was born in 1790 in Edo (present-day Tokyo), embodying the spirit of the bustling city. His father, a renowned calligrapher and poet, imparted the art of the brush to young Zenjiro (Eisen's childhood name). Early in his life, Eisen apprenticed under Hakkeisai, a master of Kano style painting, reflecting his father's ambitious aspiratio...
While Kunisada, as the head of the Utagawa School, became renowned for his kabuki prints, and Kuniyoshifocused on warriors, Keisai Eisen specialized in creating prints featuring beautiful women (bijin). Despite this specialization, like his contemporaries, Eisen produced a variety of prints across different ukiyo-e genres. The demands of the ninete...
Following his father's demise, Eisen sought the guidance of the leading master of bijin-ga, Kikugawa Eizan. Under Eizan's mentorship, Eisen underwent training to become an accomplished ukiyo-e artist. While his initial works reflected his master's romanticized style, Eisen began to forge his own artistic path in the early 1820s. Eisen's artistic st...
Frequently characterized as dissolute, Keisai Eisen was, in fact, a highly literate individual who wrote under the pen name Ippitsuan. Despite his devil-may-care floating world sensibility, rooted in the Edoite ethos, Eisen took pride in living for the sensory pleasures of the moment. Early writings on ukiyo-eoften presented moralistic and negative...
While there might be a grain of truth to the adventures he describes, Keisai Eisen was, in reality, a prolific artist and writer, far more disciplined and striving than the legendary persona he sought to create about his life suggests. Eisen engaged in research and authored the biographies on Kuniyoshi's series of the forty-seven ronin. He also wro...
Keisai Eisen created an extensive array of series, encompassing beautiful women prints, erotica, significant and original landscape sets, surimono, and a variety of humorous prints or giga, with a particular focus on children. Some of his notable bijin series include: 1. Imayo bijin junikei (Twelve Views of Contemporary Style Beauties; featuring bu...
Eisencannot escape the accusation of overproduction, and the inclusion of his name on an ukiyo-e print is not as reliable an indicator of greatness as it is with earlier masters. Nevertheless, within his variable body of work, there are prints of remarkable beauty and exceptional quality. Notably, his large head and close-up bust portraits are stri...
The woodblock prints on display are from our archive of sold Japanese prints. Author: Dan McKee (edited by Dieter Wanczura, revised by AI First Publication: 5/9/2004 Latest Update: 3/16/2024
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).
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8 mag 2003 · Eisen Ikeda is renowned for his portrayals of beautiful courtesans, known as 'bijin-ga'. While the women depicted by Kitagawa Utamaro resemble skinny fashion models on a perpetual yogurt diet, Eisen's subjects appear more natural, even somewhat sturdy, adorned in lush, elaborately decorated kimonos - unless the esteemed master chose ...
Keisai Eisen [2] , nato Ikeda Eisen, noto anche con lo pseudonimo di Ippitsuan , è stato un artista e scrittore giapponese di ukiyo-e specializzato in bijin-ga [1].
