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[[Image:Typical signature of Kikugawa Eizan reading Kikugawa Eizan hitsu.jpg|thumb|left|Typical signature of [[Kikukawa Eizan]] reading ''Kikukawa Eizan hitsu'']] |
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| ⚫ | '''Kikukawa Eizan''' (1787-1867) was a designer of [[ukiyo-e]] [[woodblock printing in Japan|Japanese woodblock prints]]. He first studied with hif father, Eiji, a minor painter of the [[Kanō school]]. He then studied with [[Suzuki Nanrei]] (1775-1844), an artist of the [[Shijō school]]. He is believed to have also studied with the [[ukiyo-e]] artist [[Totoya Hokkei]] (1790-1850). He produced numerous woodblock prints of beautiful women tint the 1830s, but then abandoned printmaking in favor of painting. |
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[[Image:Gobildalt.jpg.jpeg|thumb|right|300px|[[Geisha]] playing [[Go (game)|go]], a [[woodblock printing in Japan|woodblock print]] by [[Kikukawa Eizan]]]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Kikukawa Eizan''' (1787-1867) (Japanese: 菊川英山) was a designer of [[ukiyo-e]] [[woodblock printing in Japan|Japanese woodblock prints]]. He first studied with hif father, Eiji, a minor painter of the [[Kanō school]]. He then studied with [[Suzuki Nanrei]] (1775-1844), an artist of the [[Shijō school]]. He is believed to have also studied with the [[ukiyo-e]] artist [[Totoya Hokkei]] (1790-1850). He produced numerous woodblock prints of beautiful women tint the 1830s, but then abandoned printmaking in favor of painting. |
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This artist should not be confused with [[Harukawa Eizan]], a designer of [[ukiyo-e]] [[woodblock printing in Japan|woodblock prints]] who was active in the 1790s. |
This artist should not be confused with [[Harukawa Eizan]], a designer of [[ukiyo-e]] [[woodblock printing in Japan|woodblock prints]] who was active in the 1790s. |
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Revision as of 01:29, 20 November 2008
Kikukawa Eizan (1787-1867) (Japanese: 菊川英山) was a designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints. He first studied with hif father, Eiji, a minor painter of the Kanō school. He then studied with Suzuki Nanrei (1775-1844), an artist of the Shijō school. He is believed to have also studied with the ukiyo-e artist Totoya Hokkei (1790-1850). He produced numerous woodblock prints of beautiful women tint the 1830s, but then abandoned printmaking in favor of painting.
This artist should not be confused with Harukawa Eizan, a designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints who was active in the 1790s.
References
- Lane, Richard, Images from the Floating World, The Japanese Print, New York, Putnam, 1978, 221.
- Newland, Amy Reigle, The Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints, Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, 2005, Vol. 2, 458.
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