Honami Kōetsu

Japanese · 1558–1637 · Painter

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Japanese painter and calligrapher; (1558-1637)

Born 1558, KyotoDied 1637, KyotoOccupation PainterWikidata Q3139920 ↗ULAN 500121411 ↗Museum works 9

Kōetsu-ryūRimpa school

Also known as Honami Kouetsu, Jirosaburô, Jitokusai, Kôetsu, Kûchûan, Ôhôsha, Taikyoan, Tokuyûsai

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Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Honami Kōetsu, Fujisan — **Fujisan**1700
Sunritz Hattori Museum of Arts ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Sunritz Hattori Museum of Arts

Honami Kōetsu, Selections from the New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and Modern Times (Shinkokin wakashū) with Printed Designs of Chinese Lions and Crab Finger Grass — **Selections from the New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and Modern Times (Shinkokin wakashū) with Printed Designs of Chinese Lions and Crab Finger Grass**1610
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Tawaraya Sōtatsu, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Honami Kōetsu, Poem-card from the Shinkokin wakashu (New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and Modern Times) with Design of Pine on a Beach — **Poem-card from the Shinkokin wakashu (New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and Modern Times) with Design of Pine on a Beach**1606
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Tawaraya Sōtatsu, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Honami Kōetsu, Poem from the Kokin Wakashu ("Collection of Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times") — **Poem from the Kokin Wakashu ("Collection of Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times")**
Detroit Institute of Arts ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Detroit Institute of Arts

Honami Kōetsu, Two Poems from One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Ogura hyakunin isshu) — **Two Poems from One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Ogura hyakunin isshu)**1617
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Honami Kōetsu / Tawara Sōtatsu, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Mu…

Honami Kōetsu, Twelve Poems from the New Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Shin kokin wakashū) — **Twelve Poems from the New Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Shin kokin wakashū)**1620
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Honami Kōetsu / Tawara Sōtatsu, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Mu…

Honami Kōetsu, Poem by Kamo no Chōmei with Underpainting of Cherry Blossoms — **Poem by Kamo no Chōmei with Underpainting of Cherry Blossoms**1606
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Tawara Sōtatsu / Honami Kōetsu, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Mu…

Honami Kōetsu, Selections from the New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and Modern Times (Shinkokin wakashū) with Printed Designs of Plants and Animals — **Selections from the New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and Modern Times (Shinkokin wakashū) with Printed Designs of Plants and Animals**
Princeton Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Princeton Art Museum

Honami Kōetsu, A Poem from the Shin Kokinshu with Design of Shinobugusa (Moss Fern) — **A Poem from the Shin Kokinshu with Design of Shinobugusa (Moss Fern)**1605-10 · Fragment of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, gold, silver-colored pigment, and mica on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Louise Lutz Estate; through prior gift of the Estat…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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