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Chobunsai Eishi

164 works

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Hanging scroll of three women in kimono viewing cherry blossoms by a lake with swimming white birds.

Three Beauties Viewing Cherry Blossoms

late 18th-19th century

Three hanging scrolls: moonlit pines, a woman in a robe beside cherry blossoms, and a snowy river with boats.

Snow, Moon, and Cherry Blossoms (Yoshiwara in Three Seasons)

early 19th century

Women in kimono gather near a watchtower and lanterns under birds in the sky, beside columns of Japanese calligraphy.

Around the Clock in the Yoshiwara

1900

Hanging scroll of a courtesan raising a blossoming branch, accompanied by a smaller attendant in a red kimono.

Courtesan and Attendant

18th-19th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a striped robe raising her hand to her hair beside a black lacquer box with gold flowers.

A geisha about to adjust a tortoise-shell hairpin

1800

Hanging scroll of a seated court woman in a flowing robe beside willow trees and a distant mountain, muted ochre background.

Yang Kuei-fei

1615

Hanging scroll of a standing courtesan in a red and olive patterned kimono, holding a letter to her mouth.

Courtesan with a Letter in Her Mouth

1756-1815

Handscroll of courtesans in colorful kimono walking past cherry blossoms, with a man holding a parasol and a seated woman ind

Three Gods of Good Fortune Visit the Yoshiwara; or “Scenes of Pleasure at the Height of Spring”

early 19th century

Three hanging scrolls with shellfish, plum blossoms, a red table, and small figures above, framed by handwritten calligraphy.

Shellfish and Apparitions of the Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarter

ca. 1811

Hanging scroll of a standing courtesan holding a fan, with a koto and book at left and floral-patterned kimono.

Courtesan with Fan and Koto

late 18th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a blue kimono holding a fan on a boat beside a wooden pier on a misty river.

Beauty in a Boat on Sumida River

c. 1801-4

Handscroll painting of women in colorful kimono walking past blossoming trees, with a man holding a parasol and a seated woma

三幅神吉原通い図巻「全盛季春遊戯」

1850

Hanging scroll of a courtesan and two attendants walking beside a pine branch, in muted tones on silk.

A Prostitute and her attendants under a cherry tree

Hanging scroll of a courtesan in a red floral kimono holding a parasol, with a signature and red seal at lower right.

Prostitute at a Parade

Painting of a woman in an ornate patterned kimono with dragon motifs standing beside a blossoming cherry tree.

Prostitute Standing Beneath a Cherry Tree

1796

Hanging scroll of women with umbrellas under diagonal rain beside blossoming branches, with a child in red kimono.

Rain [right of the pair Beauties in Spring]

1798

Hanging scroll of a snowy river landscape with willow and pine trees, flying birds, and a small boat under a pale sky.

River View in Snow

Hanging scroll of a woman and child in kimono under a full moon beside a blossoming branch and wooden railing.

Moonlight [left of the pair Beauties in Spring]

1798

Woodblock print of women by a night stream, one raising a round fan toward fireflies beneath a willow branch.

Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies

c. 1796-97

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a patterned kimono playing a koto beside a flowered screen and lacquer stand.

Koto from the series The Six Arts in Fashionable Guise

c. 1793-96

Woodblock print of women on a pleasure boat on a river, with a wooden bridge and riverbank houses behind them.

Leftmost Print from Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River beneath Shin-Ōhashi Bridge

c. 1792

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a red kimono walking with two young attendants in green and brown robes.

The Courtesan Takihime and Attendants (from the series New Patterns of Young Greens)

1795

Woodblock print of two women grooming hair before a mirror, with a seated poet medallion and calligraphy panel.

Kuronushi from the series The New Six Immortal Poets

c. 1795

Woodblock print of women resting in a temple hall with a pine tree, votive tablets, and a child with a parasol.

Print from Women Resting in the Votive Picture Hall at Asakusa

early 1790s

Three women in kimono relax on a covered pleasure boat, one smoking a pipe, above rippling water.

Party on the Pleasure Boat Kawaichimaru

c. 1796-97

Woodblock print of women in kimono catching crickets on a grassy autumn moor, with a carriage and pines behind.

Women Chasing Crickets on an Autumn Moor

early 1790s

Woodblock print of three courtesans and a young attendant walking past wooden shutters, in patterned kimono.

The Courtesan Kisagata of Ohishiya Strolling at Night with Two Shinzo and a Kamuro

c. 1790

Woodblock print of two women in kimono and a young attendant walking past rice paddies and a tree.

Omu the Parrot (from the series Seven Elegant Episodes from the Life of the Poetess Ono no Komachi)

c. 1790

Japanese print of court ladies in kimono walking past a pine tree and lantern in a garden with a stream.

The Matsukaze Chapter of the Tale of Genji (from the series The Tale of Genji in Elegant Modern Dress)

c. 1791

Triptych woodblock print of women in kimono on a covered pleasure boat on a river, with trees and buildings on the far bank.

Women in a Pleasure Boat on the Sumida River

early 1790s

Japanese woodblock print of women and a seated man in an interior with bamboo blinds, a folding screen, and a birdcage.

Morning Glory (from the series The Tale of Genji in Elegant Modern Dress)

c. 1790

Woman in patterned kimono kneeling with a lacquered box of cups and chrysanthemums, Japanese woodblock print.

Woman Holding a Wooden Cup Stand Decorated with Chrysanthemums (from the series Elegant Pictures of the Five Seasonal…

mid 1790s

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