New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome

Kawanabe Kyōsai

86 works

Kawanabe Kyōsai (1831-1889) was a Japanese painter and caricaturist of the late Edo and Meiji periods, known for lively humorous and supernatural scenes. Read more

Featured

Ink painting of jagged misty mountain peaks with pine trees, a waterfall, and a path winding through forest below.

Rocky Landscape

ca. 1887

Ink and color sketch of a striped tiger beside a rock, with a small fox at the right edge, on a handscroll.

Sketches of Birds and Animals

late 19th century, before 1870

Ink painting of water buffalo and herdsmen wading beside a drooping willow tree in misty shallow water.

Buffalo and Herdsman

ca. 1887

Hanging scroll of a fisherman in blue robes riding a sea turtle past misty mountains and a distant palace.

Urashima Tarō Riding on a Tortoise

after 1888

Hanging scroll of an eagle diving toward a mountain lion on rocks, with a waterfall and leafy branches in ink.

Eagle Attacking a Mountain Lion

1885

Ink painting of white-robed Kannon seated on rocks under a willow, with a golden censer and carp in water below.

White-Robed Kannon

ca. 1887

Two black crows perched on a pine branch above rocks, painted in gray ink wash on silk with a gold border.

Two Crows on a Pine Branch

ca. 1887

Ink painting of Mount Fuji above mist, with pine trees on rocks and waves in the foreground and a small sailboat.

Mount Fuji

ca. 1887

Ink painting of a gnarled tree with crows perched on branches, a flock flying above, and a red sun rising behind distant tree

Flock of Crows at Dawn

ca. 1887

Ink painting of an eagle diving to seize a fish from churning waves beside rocks, rendered in grey washes.

Eagle Attacking Fish

ca. 1887

Ink painting of three swallows, two perched on a rock and one flying, beside a cascading waterfall.

Swallows by a Waterfall

ca. 1887

Ink painting of a black crow on a riverbank with reeds and bare branches, with a red seal at upper right.

Crow and Reeds by a Stream

ca. 1887

Ink painting of two birds perched on a gnarled willow branch with drooping leaves on a grey silk background.

Two Birds on a Branch

ca. 1887

Ink painting of two monkeys with red faces huddled on rocks beside pine trees, on a pale tan background.

Monkeys

March 1888

Carp swirl in concentric ripples of grey water with small fish and waving plants, painted in ink on silk.

Fish in a Whirlpool

ca. 1887

Ink painting of a black crow perched on a bamboo branch beside bamboo stalks and leaves, with a red seal on the stalk.

Crow on a Bamboo Branch

ca. 1887

Ink painting of a waterfall with a diving eagle, two monkeys on rocks at lower left, and pine branches framing the cliff.

Waterfall, Eagle and Monkey

ca. 1887

Ink painting of a black crow with open beak on a branch, with bamboo leaves behind it and a red seal at right.

Crow on a Branch

ca. 1887

Ink painting of a pheasant with a snake coiled around it, beside bamboo leaves and grass.

Pheasant Caught by a Snake

ca. 1887

Ink and color painting of two children leaning over a stone basin to play with goldfish, with a turtle in the background.

Two Children Playing with Goldfish

ca. 1887

Ink painting of a singing bird with open beak perched on a branch, with dark leaves and red seals on silk.

Singing Bird on a Branch

ca. 1887

Ink painting of a striped cat pawing at a frog beside bamboo and grasses, by Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887.

Cat Catching a Frog

ca. 1887

Ink painting of a black crow perched on a rock beside dark leaves, with a red seal at the lower left.

Crow on a Rock

ca. 1887

Ink painting of two rats on a gourd, one gnawing inside it, with a bird, white hibiscus flowers and grasses around.

Rats and Gourd

ca. 1887

Two spotted deer rest by a misty lake while two monkeys sit in a gnarled pine tree above, with mountains behind.

Deer and Monkeys

ca. 1887

Ink painting of a black crow perched on a branch beside a pale full moon, rendered in grey washes.

Crow and the Moon

ca. 1887

Ink painting of two squirrels among chestnut branches and bamboo, one eating a nut on the ground.

Squirrels Gathering Chestnuts

ca. 1887

Ink painting of a monkey with a red face hanging from grapevines with leaves and grapes, signed with a red seal.

Monkey Hanging from Grapevines

ca. 1887

Ink painting of a dark starling with open beak perched on a branch above a smaller bird, with twigs and leaves framing the sc

Starlings on a Branch

ca. 1887

Ink painting of a white egret and a dark crane standing in tall reeds with a pale orange sun behind them.

Cranes in Marsh

ca. 1887

Monochrome ink painting of a fox leaping to catch a bird beside berry branches and bamboo leaves.

Fox Catching Bird

ca. 1887

Ink and wash painting of an eagle gripping a small bird on a snowy rock ledge, with a red seal in the corner.

Eagle Holding Small Bird

ca. 1887

Kawanabe Kyōsai (1831-1889) was a Japanese painter and caricaturist of the late Edo and Meiji periods, known for lively humorous and supernatural scenes. Browse 86 works by Kawanabe Kyōsai from 12 museums, free to download in HD.