Chobunsai Eishi: 209 Colour Plates

by Maria Peitcheva

Chobunsai Eishi (1756-1829) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. Born to a well-off samurai family that was part of the Fujiwara clan, Eishi left his employ with the Shogun Ieharu to pursue art. His early works were prints were mostly bijin-ga portraits of beautiful women in a style akin to Kiyonaga and Utamaro. Eishi's earliest works were colour nishiki-e prints. The subjects are such literary fare as The Tale of Genji and are in subdued tones, as required by contemporary laws against ostentation. He went on to specialized in bijin-ga portraits of beautiful women, of which he produced a number of series. He was a prolific painter of such standing that in 1800 a painting of his entered the collection of the cloistered Empress Go-Sakuramachi and he was granted the honorary title Jibukyo. Eishi abandoned print designing for painting after 1801.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1537176293
• ISBN13: 9781537176291
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.2" x 8.5"