Courtesan
at Cleveland Museum of Art
Keisai Eisen
Japanese1791–1848
About
Keisai Eisen was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist who specialised in bijin-ga. His best works, including his ōkubi-e, are considered to be masterpieces of the "decadent" Bunsei Era (1818–1830). He was also known as Ikeda Eisen, and wrote under the name of Ippitsuan.
Notable works
Stone of Three Lights: Sun, Moon and Star
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sisters Avenging their Father's Death (from Kabuki Play 'Shiraishi')
at Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Tagawaya Restaurant in Front of the Temple Daionji
at Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Yoshiwara Licensed Quarter Niwaka Festival
at Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Works in the collection
5 works
Courtesan
at Cleveland Museum of Art
Stone of Three Lights: Sun, Moon and Star
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sisters Avenging their Father's Death (from Kabuki Play 'Shiraishi')
at Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Tagawaya Restaurant in Front of the Temple Daionji
at Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Yoshiwara Licensed Quarter Niwaka Festival
at Los Angeles County Museum of Art
More by Keisai Eisen in institutions
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manhattan, United States
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
