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Sakai Hōitsu

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Two-panel screen of a persimmon tree with red fruit and green leaves beside pampas grass on a green hill.

Persimmon Tree

1816

Handscroll painting of weeping cherry blossoms, persimmons, and willow branches on gray trunks against a pale background.

Flowers of the Four Seasons

1815

Six-panel gold and silver screen with white cherry blossoms and a dark tree trunk at center.

Blossoming Cherry Trees

ca. 1805

Folding screens with scattered painted fans on gold ground, flowers, landscapes and a blue swirling stream.

Fans and Stream

1820

Two-panel screen with blue irises and a zigzag wooden bridge over gold ground, flat decorative Japanese style.

Irises and Eight-Fold Bridge

1820

Hanging scroll of pink and white flowering branches beside bundled straw, with a small bird perched among blossoms.

Pink and white flowers and straw coverings

1615

Hanging scroll of white morning glories and blue flowers beneath a pale full moon, with autumn grasses below.

Moon and Autumn Plants

1800

Hanging scroll of a woman in a patterned kimono standing on a veranda beside a bamboo blind as snow falls.

Beauty on a Veranda in Snow

ca. 1794-95

Ink painting of a sparrow perched on bamboo with dark leaves and vertical calligraphy in a hanging scroll.

Sparrow and Bamboo

ca. 1821

Hanging scroll of two white egrets in water beside a lotus leaf and grass, painted in ink on a grey background.

Two Egrets and Lotus

1761-1828

Hanging scroll of a gnarled plum tree in white blossom with a small bush warbler perched on a lower branch.

Bush Warbler (Uguisu) in a Plum Tree

early 19th century

Hanging scroll showing a cormorant on a sandy bank beside a wicker basket, with a green hill and flowers in the foreground.

Cormorant Fishing

Fan-shaped painting of white cherry blossoms on a branch with brown leaves, beside an ink rock, mounted on a hanging scroll.

Cherry Blossoms

18th century

Ink drawing of a reclining woman and a seated man in a cap, each beside columns of Japanese calligraphy.

The Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals

1824

Hanging scroll of Willow Kannon holding a willow sprig, with a green halo and jeweled robes against a gold ground.

Willow Kannon

probably 1810s

Hanging scroll: a red-robed figure with a torch at a staircase, a kneeling attendant by a fire, and dark-robed figures below.

Activities of the Twelve Months

late 1790s

Hanging scroll of seated White-Robed Kannon in white robe with gold jewelry, before pine, waterfall and cliffs, with calligra

White-Robed Kannon

1823

Six-panel gold screen with a twisted cherry tree in white blossom and drooping willow branches above green hillocks with smal

Cherry and Maple Trees

early 1820s

Paulownias and Chrysanthemums

Paulownias and Chrysanthemums

early 1800s

Fan-shaped painting of white and yellow chrysanthemums on a pale ground with a deep blue upper area and dark branches.

Chrysanthemums by the Water

1761-1828

Hanging scroll of Mount Fuji rising above misty hills, with calligraphy in the upper section and a red seal.

Mount Fuji and Cherry Blossoms

Folding fan with painted flowers, leaves and grasses in blue, green and orange, with a signature at upper right.

Flowers and Grasses

Hanging scroll of a pale moon above soft blue waves and layered clouds in muted beige tones.

Pale Moon over Soft Waves

Hanging scroll of a standing Jizō bodhisattva with golden staff and halo, on a lotus pedestal above clouds.

Welcoming Descent of Jizō, Bodhisattva of the Earth Matrix

Hanging scroll of a small wren on a pink camellia branch beside a gnarled tree trunk and drooping catkins.

Wren on Camellia Branch

Uchiwa fan on gold ground showing a seated court lady in layered robes beside a red box of blossoms, with bamboo frame.

Fan with Akikonomu Chūgū from "The Maiden" Chapter of the Tale of Genji

Hanging scroll painting of lavender and red poppies with buds and seed pods on spiky teal-tinted leaves, signed and sealed.

Poppies

Hanging scroll of yellow kerria branches above white and red azaleas on a grey rock against a pale ochre ground.

Yamabuki

Ink drawing of a reclining woman and a seated man in Japanese court dress, with columns of calligraphy beside them.

三十六歌仙図

1824

Hanging scroll of a grey shorebird wading past green grass in pale water, with calligraphy above and a red seal.

Waterbird and Grass

Hanging scroll on gold ground: a figure in red robes holds a torch by a staircase while dark-robed attendants kneel below.

月次絵

1796

Hanging scroll of a courtier on a black horse with an attendant, with Mount Fuji rising in mist behind them.

Narihira Riding Below Fuji

1820

Two-panel painting of red and white hollyhocks on the left and white lilies and hydrangea with a butterfly on the right.

Lilies with Hydrangea and Hollyhocks

1801

Hanging scroll portrait of a seated bald man in purple and white robes on a striped mat, with a red seal.

Portrait of Imperial Prince Son’en

Hanging scroll of a seated man in green robe gazing at a woman inside a house under a full moon and thatched roof.

Woman of Takayasu, from the Tales of Ise

Hanging scroll of a red and a white peony on a leafy branch against a gold background with soft clouds.

Peonies in the Wind