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Kikugawa Eizan

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1787-1867

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  1. Japanese Scroll Depicting Geisha, Edo Period by Kikugawa Eizan, Image 1.

    Kikugawa Eizan

    Japanese Scroll Depicting Geisha, Edo Period, ca. 1615-1868

    Woodblock print, pillar print format ( hashira-e ) mounted as a hanging scroll ( kakemono )

    56 x 12 in (142.24 x 30.48 cm)

  2. Japanese Scroll Depicting Samurai and Courtesan, Edo Period by Kikugawa Eizan, Image 1.

    Kikugawa Eizan

    Japanese Scroll Depicting Samurai and Courtesan, Edo Period, ca. 19th century

    Woodblock print, pillar print format ( hashira-e ) mounted as a hanging scroll ( kakemono )

    5.5 x 38 in (13.97 x 96.52 cm)

Japanese printmaker. Leading artist of bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women) and shunga (erotic prints) and considered the founder of the Kikugawa style. He studied under his father, Eiji Kikugawa, a Kano painter and fan maker, before printmaking under Hokusai’s pupil Hokkei.