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Kikukawa Eizan

Japanese artist (1787-1867) · Japan · On the map · Artists · Died at 80

Kikukawa Eizan was a designer of ukiyo-e style Japanese woodblock prints. He first studied with his father, Eiji, a minor painter of the Kanō school, and subsequently with Suzuki Nanrei (1775-1844), of the Shijō school. He is believed to have also studied with ukiyo-e artist Totoya Hokkei (1790-1850).

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Eizan produced numerous woodblock prints of beautiful women (bijin-ga) in the 1830s, but then abandoned printmaking in favor of painting.

Country
Japan
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1787 to 1867 · aged 80