
A Selection of Six Flowers - A Parody Rokkasen (Yatsushi rokkasen): Bishop Henjo
Catalogue
- Year
- 1793
- Dimensions
- 37 × 24.3 cm (14 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Chōbunsai Eishi
Artist

Printmaking
Chōbunsai Eishi was an 18th-century Japanese woodblock print artist and painter known for ukiyo-e works depicting bijin (beautiful women) and kabuki actors. Active during the late Edo period, he developed a refined, elegant style characterized by elongated figures and delicate linear detail. His prints and paintings represent a transition between earlier Edo aesthetics and the more decorative approaches of his contemporaries. This profile will be expanded as more verified source material becomes available.
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A Courtesan Reading a Letter
1822 · ink
Three Gods of Good Fortune Visit the Yoshiwara; or “Scenes of Pleasure at the Height of Spring”
1816 · Handscroll; ink and color on silk
Shellfish and Apparitions of the Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarter
1811
Beauty in a Boat on Sumida River
1809 · hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Snow, Moon, and Cherry Blossoms (Yoshiwara in Three Seasons)
1809
Untitled
1800 · paper
Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Chōbunsai Eishi
- Year
- 1793
- Dimensions
- 37 × 24.3 cm (14 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1793-076834
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified




