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*''Born: [[1756]]''
*''Born: [[1756]]''
*''Died: [[1829]]''
*''Died: [[1829]]''
*''Other Names'': 細田時富 ''(Hosoda Tokitomi)''<ref>[[Kobayashi Tadashi]] et al. ''Ukiyo-e: an introduction to Japanese woodblock prints''. Kodansha International, 1997. p85.</ref>
*''Japanese'': 鳥文斎 栄之 ''(Choubunsai Eishi)''
*''Japanese'': 鳥文斎 栄之 ''(Choubunsai Eishi)''
Chôbunsai Eishi was an ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' painter and print designer, known primarily for his depictions of tall, thin, graceful beauties.
Chôbunsai Eishi was an ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' painter and print designer, known primarily for his depictions of tall, thin, graceful beauties.
The eldest son of a local Edo samurai official of the Hosoda family, Eishi studied under [[Kano Michinobu|Kanô Michinobu]], and served as an official court painter to the shogunate for a number of years. He held ''[[hatamoto]]'' rank and had an income of 500 ''[[koku]]''. His [[art-name]], Eishi, was granted him by the shogun [[Tokugawa Ieharu]] himself.
The eldest son of a local Edo samurai official of the Hosoda family, Eishi studied under [[Kano Michinobu|Kanô Michinobu]], and served as an official court painter to the shogunate for a number of years. He held ''[[hatamoto]]'' rank and had an income of 500 ''[[koku]]''. His [[art-name]], Eishi, was granted him by the shogun [[Tokugawa Ieharu]] himself. Chôbunsai is likewise a pseudonym, a studio name, using the character ''sai'' (斎) in its meaning of "studio," much as did the artists [[Hokusai]], [[Isoda Koryusai|Kôryûsai]], [[Keisai Eisen]] and [[Hiroshige|Ichiryûsai Hiroshige]].
In the mid-1780s, however, Eishi made a dramatic change, and moved from the realm of elite painting to ''ukiyo-e''. After working on illustrations for ''[[kibyoshi|kibyôshi]]'' for several years, in [[1789]], he began producing ''ukiyo-e'' works in earnest, including single-sheet prints and paintings. His style shows influence from [[Utamaro]], [[Torii Kiyonaga]] and others, but bears distinctive elements as well. Eishi's women are tall and slender, a continuation and development of a trend begun by Utamaro and Kiyonaga, and they bear a refinement and grace rarely exceeded by the figures in ''[[bijinga]]'' by other artists.
In the mid-1780s, however, Eishi made a dramatic change, and moved from the realm of elite painting to ''ukiyo-e''. After working on illustrations for ''[[kibyoshi|kibyôshi]]'' for several years, in [[1789]], he began producing ''ukiyo-e'' works in earnest, including single-sheet prints and paintings. His style shows influence from [[Utamaro]], [[Torii Kiyonaga]] and others, but bears distinctive elements as well. Eishi's women are tall and slender, a continuation and development of a trend begun by Utamaro and Kiyonaga, and they bear a refinement and grace rarely exceeded by the figures in ''[[bijinga]]'' by other artists.
