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| Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | ||||||||||
| Keisai was a pupil of the minor painter Kano Haku-keisai and of an obscure artist named Kihji Shindo. He is sometimes said to have been a pupil of the founder of the Kikukawa school, Eizan, but in reality he was only a follower, as he never studied under him. He was also a follower of Hiroshige. Born in Hoshigaoka in Edo, Keisai was the son of a samurai and a talented calligrapher. He became a Kabuki playwright under the name Chiyoda Saishi, but after lodging with the family of Eizan he studied painting under Eizan's father, Eiji. Keisai went on to become a renowned artist in his field, devoting most of his work to depictions of women in connection with the lives of courtesans and geisha in Edo. He eventually surpassed Eizan and is regarded as a true 19th-century woodblock print artist, more so than Eizan himself. Keisai was also one of the most prolific of all ukiyo-e shunga masters. | ||||||||||
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Art