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Shunga Keisai Eisen
Keisai Eisen was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist who specialised in bijinga ,woodcuts of beautiful women.
His best works, including his okubi-e, large head pictures which are considered to be masterpieces of this decadent Japanese Bunsui period of 1818-1830. He was also known as Ikeda Eisen, and wrote under the name of Ippitsuan in Japan
Eisen was born in Edo Japan into the Ekeda family, the son of a noted calligrapher. He was apprenticed to Kano Hakkeisai, from whom he took the name Keisai and after the death of his father he studied under Kikugawa Eizan. His initial works reflected the influence of his mentor, but he soon developed his own style.
He produced a number of surimono prints that were privately issued as well as erotic prints and landscapes, including the sixty nine stations of the KISO - KIADO which he started and was completed by HIROSHIGE.
However his most famous works are the bijin-e,pictures of beautiful women which portrayed the subjects as more worldly than those depicted by earlier artists, replacing their grace and elegance with a less studied sensuality. He produced many portraits and full length studies depicting the Japanese fashions of the time.
Groupings of 12 images had been common for centuries in Japanese court and genre paintings. Among the more famous surviving early specimens were the painted single sheets by the master TOSA MITSUNOBI in the period 1434 - 1525,thus Moronobu's adoption of a grouping of 12 was conventional enough, particularly as such an arrangement afforded a context in which to alter the Japanese furnishings, clothing and design patterns matched more or less to the months of the year, however, it cannot be said that much Shunga strictly adhered to seasonal progressions of 12 step narratives.
Keisai Eisen
Shunga Japanese Erotic Art 1790-1848
This unique Shunga print from the Japanese Edo period has been lovingly reproduced on handmade silk paper and framed to compliment the scene. There are two frame styles, make your choice in the comments section when you finalise your purchase
Size 42cm x 32cm
Origin Japan
Shunga Japanese Erotic Art 1790-1848
This unique Shunga print from the Japanese Edo period has been lovingly reproduced on handmade silk paper and framed to compliment the scene. There are two frame styles, make your choice in the comments section when you finalise your purchase
Size 42cm x 32cm
Origin Japan
Shunga Japanese Erotic Art 1790-1848
This unique Shunga print from the Japanese Edo period has been lovingly reproduced on handmade silk paper and framed to compliment the scene. There are two frame styles, make your choice in the comments section when you finalise your purchase
Size 42cm x 32cm
Origin Japan
Shunga Japanese Erotic Art 1790-1848
This unique Shunga print from the Japanese Edo period has been lovingly reproduced on handmade silk paper and framed to compliment the scene. There are two frame styles, make your choice in the comments section when you finalise your purchase
Size 42cm x 32cm
Origin Japan
Shunga Japanese Erotic Art 1790-1848
This unique Shunga print from the Japanese Edo period has been lovingly reproduced on handmade silk paper and framed to compliment the scene. There are two frame styles, make your choice in the comments section when you finalise your purchase
Size 42cm x 32cm
Origin Japan
Shunga Japanese Erotic Art 1790-1848
This unique Shunga print from the Japanese Edo period has been lovingly reproduced on handmade silk paper and framed to compliment the scene. There are two frame styles, make your choice in the comments section when you finalise your purchase
Size 42cm x 32cm
Origin Japan
Shunga Japanese Erotic Art 1790-1848
This unique Shunga print from the Japanese Edo period has been lovingly reproduced on handmade silk paper and framed to compliment the scene. There are two frame styles, make your choice in the comments section when you finalise your purchase
Size 42cm x 32cm
Origin Japan
Shunga Japanese Erotic Art 1790-1848
This unique Shunga print from the Japanese Edo period has been lovingly reproduced on handmade silk paper and framed to compliment the scene. There are two frame styles, make your choice in the comments section when you finalise your purchase
Size 42cm x 32cm
Origin Japan
Shunga Japanese Erotic Art 1790-1848
This unique Shunga print from the Japanese Edo period has been lovingly reproduced on handmade silk paper and framed to compliment the scene. There are two frame styles, make your choice in the comments section when you finalise your purchase
Size 42cm x 32cm
Origin Japan
Shunga Japanese Erotic Art 1790-1848
This unique Shunga print from the Japanese Edo period has been lovingly reproduced on handmade silk paper and framed to compliment the scene. There are two frame styles, make your choice in the comments section when you finalise your purchase
Size 42cm x 32cm
Origin Japan
Shunga Japanese Erotic Art 1790-1848
This unique Shunga print from the Japanese Edo period has been lovingly reproduced on handmade silk paper and framed to compliment the scene. There are two frame styles, make your choice in the comments section when you finalise your purchase
Size 42cm x 32cm
Origin Japan
Shunga Japanese Erotic Art 1790-1848
This unique Shunga print from the Japanese Edo period has been lovingly reproduced on handmade silk paper and framed to compliment the scene. There are two frame styles, make your choice in the comments section when you finalise your purchase
Size 42cm x 32cm
Origin Japan
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