Kawanabe Kyōsai
1831–1889
Kyosai first studied with Utagawa Kuniyoshi and later with masters of classical painting. He made paintings and print designs and collected art. His work combined ukiyo-e, Kano training and approaches from Rinpa and Maruyama-Shijo. This education allowed him to vary his manner according to subject and commission.
Works
Sources
Félix Régamey · Félix Régamey, portrait of Kawanabe Kyōsai (1876), published in Émile Guimet, Promenades japonaises: Tokio-Nikko (1880); Internet Archive scan via Wikimedia Commons · Lisa Sainsbury Library / Sainsbury Institute; public-domain book scan via Internet Archive and Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (faithful reproduction of public-domain two-dimensional artwork) Portrait source · Licence