Eijiro KOBAYASHI  -  active 1930's      Woodblocks Prints of Night Scenes.

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Little is known of Eijiro Kobayashi. He is known for woodblock prints of romantic night and evening scenes in shin hanga style.
Catalog Eijiro Kobayashi active 1930's - artelino

Eikyu MATSUOKA  -  1881-1938      

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Eikyu Matsuoka was born in Hyogo prefecture. He graduated from the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1904. The artist worked in a classical Japanese painting style with modest Western adaptations. Matsuoka was among the established artists who contributed regularly to the official, juried exhibitions of Bunten and Teiten. Later he was appointed a member of the Imperial Art Academy. In the 1930s he designed a series of landscape prints published by Shin Yamamto-e Moku-Hanga Kankokai.
Catalog Eikyu Matsuoka 1881-1938 - artelino

Eimei MACHIDA  -  born 1959      Japanese Woodblock Prints

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Machida Eimei is a self-taught print artist from Nagano Prefecture in Japan. In 2005 his woodblock print 'When we arrive at the Jupiter' was selected for the 50th anniversary of the prestigious print shows of CWAJ - the most important print exhibition for contemporary Japanese artists.
Catalog Eimei Machida born 1959 - artelino

Einosuke HIRATANI  -  born 1947      

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Einosuke Hiraya was born in Nara prefecture. In 1973, he was admitted to the National Louvre Art Academy in France. He was awarded by Le Salon in 1974. His work was shown in salon des artistes independants in 1975. He was awarded also by Le Salon, Salon d'Automne in 1975. Returning from France in 1976, he became an instructor in Art College of Aichi Prefecture.
Catalog Einosuke Hiratani born 1947 - artelino

Eiri CHOKYOSAI  -  active ca.1790s      

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There has been much confusion about this artist. Three artists have been considered as using "Chokosai", "Rekisentei" and "Shikyusai" with "Eiri"; or they might have been one person. He was a student of Eishi Hosoda.
Catalog Eiri Chokyosai active ca.1790s - artelino

Eiri REKISENTEI  -  active ca. 1790-1800      

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Eiri Rekisentei was a follower of Eishi. This artist is not identical with Chokyosai Eiri.
Catalog Eiri Rekisentei active ca. 1790-1800 - artelino

Eisen IKEDA  -  1790-1848      Pupil of Kikugawa Eizan

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Eisen was a pupil of Kikugawa Eizan. He can be considered a prolific artist. His favorite subjects were "bijin" (beautiful women), shunga prints (erotic prints) and landscapes. A later landscape series was started by Eisen and finished by Hiroshige when Eisen had a dispute with the publisher.
Catalog Eisen Ikeda 1790-1848 - artelino

Eisen TOMIOKA  -  1864-1905      Kuchi-e

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Eisen Tomioka was born in Nagano prefecture under the name of Hidetaro. He went to Tokyo to study drafting and was employed by the army as a civilian. Later he resigned from the army and became a full time illustrator. Most of his works were illustrations for newspapers, journals and books - called kuchi-e.
Catalog Eisen Tomioka 1864-1905 - artelino

Eishi HOSODA  -  1756-1829      

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Eishi Hosada was born as the son of a Samurai family and was appointed to a high rank at the court. He later left the public service and devoted himself entirely to printmaking and painting. His favorite subjects were beautiful women. He also produced some prints with landscape and historic subjects.
Catalog Eishi Hosoda 1756-1829 - artelino

Eisho CHOKOSAI  -  fl.ca. 1789-1800      

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Eisho Chokosai was a pupil of Eishi Hosoda. Emphasis in his oeuvre are bijin prints and bust portraits.
Catalog Eisho Chokosai fl.ca. 1789-1800 - artelino