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'''Kikukawa Eizan''' (1787-1867) (Japanese: 菊川 英山) was a designer of [[ukiyo-e]] style [[woodblock printing in Japan|Japanese woodblock prints]]. He first studied with his 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 in the 1830s, but then abandoned printmaking in favor of painting. |
'''Kikukawa Eizan''' (1787-1867) (Japanese: 菊川 英山) was a designer of [[ukiyo-e]] style [[woodblock printing in Japan|Japanese woodblock prints]]. He first studied with his 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 in 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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==References== |
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* [[Richard Douglas Lane|Lane, Richard]]. (1978). ''Images from the Floating World, The Japanese Print.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press. 10-ISBN 0192114476/13-ISBN 9780192114471; [http://www.worldcat.org/title/images-from-the-floating-world-the-japanese-print-including-an-illustrated-dictionary-of-ukiyo-e/oclc/5246796?referer=di&ht=edition OCLC 5246796]. |
* [[Richard Douglas Lane|Lane, Richard]]. (1978). ''Images from the Floating World, The Japanese Print.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press. 10-ISBN 0192114476/13-ISBN 9780192114471; [http://www.worldcat.org/title/images-from-the-floating-world-the-japanese-print-including-an-illustrated-dictionary-of-ukiyo-e/oclc/5246796?referer=di&ht=edition OCLC 5246796]. |
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* Newland, Amy Reigle. (2005). ''Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints.'' Amsterdam: Hotei. 10-ISBN 9074822657/13-ISBN 9789074822657; [http://www.worldcat.org/title/hotei-encyclopedia-of-japanese-woodblock-prints/oclc/61666175 OCLC 61666175] <!-- see Kikukawa Eizan, Vol. 2, 458. --> |
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Revision as of 01:45, 6 September 2010
Kikukawa Eizan (1787-1867) (Japanese: 菊川 英山) was a designer of ukiyo-e style Japanese woodblock prints. He first studied with his 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 in 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.
Gallery
References
- Lane, Richard. (1978). Images from the Floating World, The Japanese Print. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 10-ISBN 0192114476/13-ISBN 9780192114471; OCLC 5246796.
- Newland, Amy Reigle. (2005). Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints. Amsterdam: Hotei. 10-ISBN 9074822657/13-ISBN 9789074822657; OCLC 61666175