Hosoda Eishi

Japanese · 1756–1829 · Painter, Printmaker

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BIJIN, two woodblock printsSloans & Kenyon · Jul 2004$170≈ £94≈ €141Sign up to see
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UntitledDuMouchelles · Dec 2024$25≈ £20≈ €24Sign up to see

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Japanese artist (1756-1829)

Born 1756, KyotoDied 1829, KyotoOccupation Painter, PrintmakerWikidata Q2972127 ↗ULAN 500121365 ↗Museum works 21

Also known as Chōbunsai, Chobunsai Eishi, Choubunsai Eishi, Eishi, Eishi Hosoda, Fujiwara Jibukyô Tokitomi, Hosoda Jibukyô Tokitomi, Jeishi and 2 other name forms

Works in museum collections

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

Hosoda Eishi, Preparing New Year Decorations — **Preparing New Year Decorations**ca. 1788 · Right-hand sheet from a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914 — Open A…

Hosoda Eishi, Brocade Prints of the Thirty-six Poetesses (Nishiki zuri onna sanjūrokkasen) 錦摺女三十六歌仙 — **Brocade Prints of the Thirty-six Poetesses (Nishiki zuri onna sanjūrokkasen) 錦摺女三十六歌仙**1801 · Ink and color on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1918 — Open Access (CC0)

Hosoda Eishi, Untitled — **Untitled**1800
Bilbao Fine Arts Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bilbao Fine Arts Museum

Hosoda Eishi, Parrot Komachi — **Parrot Komachi**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Hosoda Eishi, A Courtesan Reading a Letter — **A Courtesan Reading a Letter**1822
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Institute of Chicago

Hosoda Eishi, The Salt Maidens, Matsukaze with Yukihira's Coat — **The Salt Maidens, Matsukaze with Yukihira's Coat**1790
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Institute of Chicago

Hosoda Eishi, Beauty Replacing Her Hairpin — **Beauty Replacing Her Hairpin**1798
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Institute of Chicago

Hosoda Eishi, The Salt Maidens, Murasame with Yukihira's Hat — **The Salt Maidens, Murasame with Yukihira's Hat**1790
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Institute of Chicago

Hosoda Eishi, Beauty in a Boat on Sumida River — **Beauty in a Boat on Sumida River**1809
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Hosoda Eishi, Three Gods of Good Fortune Visit the Yoshiwara; or “Scenes of Pleasure at the Height of Spring” — **Three Gods of Good Fortune Visit the Yoshiwara; or “Scenes of Pleasure at the Height of Spring”**1816
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Hosoda Eishi, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Hosoda Eishi, Wakana, Part 1 (Wakana, jo), from the series "A Fashionable Parody of the Tale of Genji (Furyu yatsushi Genji)" — **Wakana, Part 1 (Wakana, jo), from the series "A Fashionable Parody of the Tale of Genji (Furyu yatsushi Genji)"**c. 1789/94 · Color woodblock prints; right sheet of oban triptych (complete triptych: 1930.388)
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection — public domain (CC0)

Hosoda Eishi, A Selection of Six Flowers - A Parody Rokkasen (Yatsushi rokkasen): Bishop Henjo — **A Selection of Six Flowers - A Parody Rokkasen (Yatsushi rokkasen): Bishop Henjo**c. 1798 · Color woodblock print; oban
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection — public domain (CC0)

Hosoda Eishi, Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River — **Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River**c. 1792 · Color woodblock prints; oban pentaptych
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection — public domain (CC0)

Hosoda Eishi, In a Pleasure House in Shinagawa (Shinagawa no rojo) — **In a Pleasure House in Shinagawa (Shinagawa no rojo)**n.d. · Color woodblock prints; two sheets from an oban triptych
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection — public domain (CC0)

Hosoda Eishi, Ono no Komachi Visiting Kiyomizu Temple, from the series The Fashionable Seven Komachi (Furyu nana Komachi) — **Ono no Komachi Visiting Kiyomizu Temple, from the series The Fashionable Seven Komachi (Furyu nana Komachi)**Edo period (1615–1868), about 1788 · Color woodblock print; oban
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection — public domain (CC0)

Hosoda Eishi, Leftmost Print from Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River beneath Shin-Ōhashi Bridge — **Leftmost Print from Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River beneath Shin-Ōhashi Bridge**c. 1792 · woodblock print from a pentaptych; ink and color on paper
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade — Open Access (CC0)

Hosoda Eishi, Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies — **Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies**c. 1796–97 · woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade — Open Access (CC0)

Hosoda Eishi, Koto from the series The Six Arts in Fashionable Guise — **Koto from the series The Six Arts in Fashionable Guise**c. 1793–96 · Color woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Sm…

Hosoda Eishi, The Courtesan Takihime and Attendants (from the series New Patterns of Young Greens) — **The Courtesan Takihime and Attendants (from the series New Patterns of Young Greens)**1795 · color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade — Open Access (CC0)

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

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