Keisai Eisen,

Artist Overview

Artist name:Keisai Eisen

1790–1848
Place of Birth: Edo (present-day Tokyo), Japan
Place of Death: Edo (present-day Tokyo), Japan

Works of Art: 44

geisha and courtesans, 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), geisha and courtesans
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), Yūkasumi Asamagadake: Itchūbushi no hogo moyō (Mt. Asama in Evening Mists)
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
circa late 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisei Otowa no Taki (The Prostitute Otowa Waterfall), circa late 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), Keisei Otowa no Taki (The Prostitute Otowa Waterfall)
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
circa late 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

fan paintings and camellias, circa early 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), fan paintings and camellias
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
circa early 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kōsagi and a courtier at Yōrō Waterfall, mid 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), Kōsagi and a courtier at Yōrō Waterfall
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
mid 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Benkei and Shizuka, 1829, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), Benkei and Shizuka
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
1829, Edo period (1600–1868)

boys chasing a woman with sticks, 1823, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), boys chasing a woman with sticks
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
1823, Edo period (1600–1868)

Ushiwaka and Sōjōbō, 1829, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), Ushiwaka and Sōjōbō
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
1829, Edo period (1600–1868)

Ushiwaka and Sōjōbō, 1829, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), Ushiwaka and Sōjōbō
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
1829, Edo period (1600–1868)
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), girl and boy with printed game board and Pekinese dog
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
1826, Edo period (1600–1868)

two geisha pausing on a journey, circa early 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), two geisha pausing on a journey
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
circa early 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

painted screen and New Year's offerings, mid 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), painted screen and New Year's offerings
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
mid 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

The Four Sleepers, 1830, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), The Four Sleepers
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
1830, Edo period (1600–1868)

two women of Ōhara carrying bundles of twigs, circa early 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), two women of Ōhara carrying bundles of twigs
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
circa early 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

tea wisk, tea scoop, and miniature plum tree, circa early 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), tea wisk, tea scoop, and miniature plum tree
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
circa early 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

monkey and crab, 1824, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), monkey and crab
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
1824, Edo period (1600–1868)

two young women writing first calligraphy of New Year, mid 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), two young women writing first calligraphy of New Year
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
mid 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

child leading a woman on an ox, 1829, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), child leading a woman on an ox
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
1829, Edo period (1600–1868)

girl with book cart and woman with pet monkey, 1824, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), girl with book cart and woman with pet monkey
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
1824, Edo period (1600–1868)

geisha and courtesans, 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), geisha and courtesans
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), Susanoo no mikoto preparing to slay an eight-headed dragon
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
1832, Edo period (1600–1868)

Shibaura no kihan (Returning Sails at Shiba Bay), mid 1840s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), Shibaura no kihan (Returning Sails at Shiba Bay)
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
mid 1840s, Edo period (1600–1868)

geisha and courtesans, 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), geisha and courtesans
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

women sewing and ironing, circa late 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), women sewing and ironing
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
circa late 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

women preparing ornaments for New Year, mid 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), women preparing ornaments for New Year
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
mid 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Shinobugaoka no bosetsu (Evening snowfall at Shinobugaoka), 1843–1847, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), Shinobugaoka no bosetsu (Evening snowfall at Shinobugaoka)
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
1843–1847, Edo period (1600–1868)

Nihombashi yuki no akebono (#1 Snowy Dawn at Nihon Bridge), circa 1835, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), Nihombashi yuki no akebono (#1 Snowy Dawn at Nihon Bridge)
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
circa 1835, Edo period (1600–1868)

Sakamoto (#18 Sakamoto), mid 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), Sakamoto (#18 Sakamoto)
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
mid 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

#23 Blind men fighting at Iwamurata, circa 1835, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), #23 Blind men fighting at Iwamurata
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
circa 1835, Edo period (1600–1868)
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), Okegawa shuku kōgen no kei (#7 View of the Open Fields at Okegawa Station)
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
circa 1835, Edo period (1600–1868)

(Yosooi of the Matsubaya), circa 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), (Yosooi of the Matsubaya)
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
circa 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kiba no kakitsubata (Irises at Kiba), 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), Kiba no kakitsubata (Irises at Kiba)
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Shirasuka (Shirasuka Station), circa 1843–1847, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), Shirasuka (Shirasuka Station)
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
circa 1843–1847, Edo period (1600–1868)

an ōtsu painting of a rat, 1828, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), an ōtsu painting of a rat
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
1828, Edo period (1600–1868)

Tōkaidō Dice Game, circa late 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), Tōkaidō Dice Game
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
circa late 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)
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Passionate Finger Puppets, circa 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

geisha and courtesans, 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), geisha and courtesans
Keisai Eisen (1790–1848)
1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Exhibitions: 23

Sherry Fowler, curator
CuratedByVoc, curator
CuratedByVoc, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2024
Kris Ercums, curator
2014
Kate Meyer, curator
2023–2024
Veronica de Jong, curator
2004
Sherry Fowler, curator
2012
Kris Ercums, curator
2011–2014
Mary Dusenbury, curator
Susan Earle, curator
Stephen Goddard, curator
John Pultz, curator
2000