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*''Born: [[1756]]''
*''Died: [[1829]]''
*''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.
The eldest son of a local Edo samurai official, Eishi received [[Kano school|Kanô school]] training and served as an official court painter to the shogunate for a number of years. His [[art-name]], Eishi, was granted him by the shogun himself.
In the mid-1780s, however, Eishi made a dramatic change, and moved from the realm of elite painting to ''ukiyo-e''. 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.
Around 1800, he quit print designs, and turned his attention more fully to painting. It is said that one of his [[emaki|handscrolls]], depicting scenes along the [[Sumidagawa]], so impressed the wealthy patrons for whom it was painted that they presented it at a special showing to the Imperial family. This was an especially rare honor for a plebian ''ukiyo-e'' piece, one which perhaps no other ''ukiyo-e'' artist ever enjoyed.
Though Eishi never formally established a school and trained but a few direct pupils, ''ukiyo-e'' connoisseur [[Richard Lane]] identifies a number of artists who followed in Eishi's footsteps, describing them as "among the most fascinating secondary figures in ukiyo-e history"<ref>Lane. p142.</ref>. They include [[Chokosai Eisho|Chôkôsai Eishô]], [[Rekisentei Eiri]], [[Chokyosai Eiri|Chôkyôsai Eiri]], and [[Ichirakutei Eisui]].
==References==
*Lane, Richard. ''Images from the Floating World''. New York: Konecky & Konecky, 1978. pp141-145.
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[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
*''Died: [[1829]]''
*''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.
The eldest son of a local Edo samurai official, Eishi received [[Kano school|Kanô school]] training and served as an official court painter to the shogunate for a number of years. His [[art-name]], Eishi, was granted him by the shogun himself.
In the mid-1780s, however, Eishi made a dramatic change, and moved from the realm of elite painting to ''ukiyo-e''. 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.
Around 1800, he quit print designs, and turned his attention more fully to painting. It is said that one of his [[emaki|handscrolls]], depicting scenes along the [[Sumidagawa]], so impressed the wealthy patrons for whom it was painted that they presented it at a special showing to the Imperial family. This was an especially rare honor for a plebian ''ukiyo-e'' piece, one which perhaps no other ''ukiyo-e'' artist ever enjoyed.
Though Eishi never formally established a school and trained but a few direct pupils, ''ukiyo-e'' connoisseur [[Richard Lane]] identifies a number of artists who followed in Eishi's footsteps, describing them as "among the most fascinating secondary figures in ukiyo-e history"<ref>Lane. p142.</ref>. They include [[Chokosai Eisho|Chôkôsai Eishô]], [[Rekisentei Eiri]], [[Chokyosai Eiri|Chôkyôsai Eiri]], and [[Ichirakutei Eisui]].
==References==
*Lane, Richard. ''Images from the Floating World''. New York: Konecky & Konecky, 1978. pp141-145.
<references/>
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]