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Chōbunsai Eishi

Chōbunsai Eishi

Japanese, 1756–1829

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Chōbunsai Eishi was a late Edo period woodblock print artist whose ukiyo-e works depicted bijin and kabuki actors in an refined, elegant style marked by elongated figures and delicate linear detail. Active from the 1780s onward, his prints and paintings bridge earlier Edo aesthetics and the more decorative approaches of his era. His refined compositional sense and restrained palette distinguish his work from the bolder graphic traditions of his contemporaries.

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Artworks (29)

蜀山人（大田南畝）賛　雪・月・花図　|Snow, Moon, and Cherry Blossoms (Yoshiwara in Three Seasons)

1804 · Triptych of hanging scrolls; ink, color, and gold on silk

Image (a): 32 3/8 × 11 13/16 in. (82.3 × 30 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Beauty in a Boat on Sumida River

Beauty in a Boat on Sumida River

1801 · hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Overall: 191.8 x 53.3 cm (75 1/2 x 21 in.); Painting only: 95.3 x 33 cm (37 1/2 x 13 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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”

1800 · Handscroll; ink and color on silk

Image: 13 1/8 in. × 29 ft. 2 9/16 in. (33.3 × 890.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

鳥文斎栄之筆　三幅神吉原通い図巻「全盛季春遊戯」|Three Gods of Good Fortune Visit the Yoshiwara; or “Scenes of Pleasure at the Height of Spring”

1800 · Handscroll; ink and color on silk

Image: 13 1/8 in. × 29 ft. 2 9/16 in. (33.3 × 890.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

鳥文斎栄之画　「浮世源氏八景幻　落雁薄雲　晴嵐」|Spirit Summoner; Wild Geese Returning Home (Maboroshi; Rakugan) (right) and A Thin Veil of Clouds; Clearing Weather (Usugumo; Seiran) (left), from the series Eight Views of The Tale of Genji in the Floating World (Ukiyo Genji hakkei)

1797 · Diptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

H. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm); W. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies

Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies

1796 · woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Sheet: 38.8 x 25.4 cm (15 1/4 x 10 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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

Sheet: 38.8 x 26.1 cm (15 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

鳥文斎栄之画「青楼美撰合　初売座敷之図　扇屋滝川」|Takigawa of the Ōgiya Brothel: The First Reception Room Appointment of the New Year (Hatsu-uri zashiki no zu: Ōgiya Takigawa), from the series A Comparison of Selected Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Seirō bisen awase)

1794 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Image: 14 5/8 × 10 in. (37.1 × 25.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Koto from the series The Six Arts in Fashionable Guise

Koto from the series The Six Arts in Fashionable Guise

1793 · Color woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Sheet: 36.6 x 25 cm (14 7/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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

1792 · woodblock print from a pentaptych; ink and color on paper

Sheet: 39 x 25.6 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

鳥文斎栄之画　「風流やつし源氏　須磨」|Genji in Exile at Suma, from the series Genji in Fashionable Modern Guise (Fūryū yatsushi Genji: Suma)

1791 · Left sheet of a triptych of woodblocks; ink and color on paper

H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kuronushi from the series The New Six Immortal Poets

Kuronushi from the series The New Six Immortal Poets

1790 · color woodblock print

Sheet: 33.4 x 20.5 cm (13 1/8 x 8 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Print from Women Resting in the Votive Picture Hall at Asakusa

Print from Women Resting in the Votive Picture Hall at Asakusa

1790 · woodblock print from a triptych; ink and color on paper

Sheet: 39.4 x 25.4 cm (15 1/2 x 10 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

鳥文斎栄之画「風流略六哥仙　其の二」小野小町|Ono no Komachi: Number Two (Sono ni), from the series Stylish Parodies of the Six Poetic Immortals (Fūryū yatsushi rokkasen)

1790 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

14 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (37.1 x 24.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Cherry-Viewing Excursion by a Noble Lady and Attendants

A Cherry-Viewing Excursion by a Noble Lady and Attendants

1787 · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

15 7/32 x 30 in. (38.7 x 76.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

鳥文斎栄之画　「畧六花撰　喜撰法師」 |Matching Shells (Kai-awase), “Kisen Hōshi,” from the series Modern Parodies of the Six Poetic Immortals (Yatsushi rokkasen: Kisen Hōshi)

1786 · Polychrome woodblock ōban print; ink and color on paper

14 15/16 x 9 3/4 in. (37.9 x 24.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

鳥文斎栄之画　「青楼美人六花仙　丁子屋雛鶴鸖」|The Courtesan Hinazuru of the Chōjiya Brothel (Chōjiya Hinazuru), from the series Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters as Six Floral Immortals (Seirō bijin rokkasen)

1785 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

13 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. (35.2 x 24.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Geisha Preparing for an Entertainment

Geisha Preparing for an Entertainment

1784 · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

15 7/32 x 29 15/32 in. (38.7 x 74.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Oiran and Attendants at the Ō Mon or Great Gate of the Yoshiwara

Oiran and Attendants at the Ō Mon or Great Gate of the Yoshiwara

1784 · Triptych of woodblock prints (trimmed); ink and color on paper

14 3/8 x 28 23/32 in. (36.5 x 73.0 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

新大橋橋下の涼み船|Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River beneath Shin-Ōhashi Bridge

1782 · Pentaptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

15 3/8 x 49 7/8 in. (39.1 x 126.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

鳥文斎栄之画　和歌三神図|Honoring the Three Gods of Poetry: Women Composing Poems

1782 · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); W. 30 in. (76.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

鳥文斎栄之画　「柳貝」|The Willow Shell (Yanagi-kai), from an Untitled Set of Beauty Prints on the Theme of Shells

1781 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm); W. 7 1/16 in. (17.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

鳥文斎栄之画　「諸鳥十二禽」尾長鳥|A Long-Tailed Fowl (Onagadori), from the series Twelve Assorted Birds (Shochō jūnikin)

1781 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 10 1/16 in. (25.6 cm); W. 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Amagoi|Ono no Komachi Praying for Rain

1781 · Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper

H. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm); W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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7 entries · 1 sources

Beauty in a Boat on Sumida River
1801 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Leftmost Print from Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River beneath Shin-Ōhashi Bridge
1792 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies
1796 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Print from Women Resting in the Votive Picture Hall at Asakusa
1790 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Kuronushi from the series The New Six Immortal Poets
1790 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Koto from the series The Six Arts in Fashionable Guise
1793 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Courtesan Takihime and Attendants (from the series New Patterns of Young Greens)
1795 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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