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Kawanabe Gyosai Collection

Kawanabe Gyosai, a renowned Japanese artist from the late 19th century, captivated audiences with his mesmerizing and dynamic artworks

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Fish in a Whirlpool, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Fish in a Whirlpool, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Fish in a Whirlpool, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Hatchobori and Ichikawa Danzo, 1863. Creators: Utagawa Kunisada, Kawanabe Kyosai, Hiroshige II

Hatchobori and Ichikawa Danzo, 1863. Creators: Utagawa Kunisada, Kawanabe Kyosai, Hiroshige II
Hatchobori and Ichikawa Danzo, 1863. Series: Famous Places and Flowers of Edo

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Elderly Couple Worshipping the Rising Sun, c1850. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Elderly Couple Worshipping the Rising Sun, c1850. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Elderly Couple Worshipping the Rising Sun, c1850

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: The Battle of Ueno, 1874. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

The Battle of Ueno, 1874. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
The Battle of Ueno, 1874

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Bamba; The Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III as the Apprentice (Detchi) Chokichi, 1861

Bamba; The Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III as the Apprentice (Detchi) Chokichi, 1861. From Flowers of Edo with Views of Famous Places

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Embankment by Kuichigai Moat in Asakusa; The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Tamigaya Iemon, 1863

Embankment by Kuichigai Moat in Asakusa; The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Tamigaya Iemon, 1863. From Flowers of Edo with Views of Famous Places

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Yoshitsune Training with the Tengu Sojobo, 1863. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Yoshitsune Training with the Tengu Sojobo, 1863. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Yoshitsune Training with the Tengu Sojobo, 1863

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: One Hundred Pictures by Kyosai (image 6 of 6), between 1863 and 1866. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

One Hundred Pictures by Kyosai (image 6 of 6), between 1863 and 1866. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
One Hundred Pictures by Kyosai (image 6 of 6), between 1863 and 1866

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: One Hundred Pictures by Kyosai (image 3 of 6), between 1863 and 1866. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

One Hundred Pictures by Kyosai (image 3 of 6), between 1863 and 1866. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
One Hundred Pictures by Kyosai (image 3 of 6), between 1863 and 1866

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Inept Dilettante, between circa 1863 and circa 1866. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Inept Dilettante, between circa 1863 and circa 1866. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Inept Dilettante, between circa 1863 and circa 1866

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Tale of the Tongue-cut Sparrow, 1892. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Tale of the Tongue-cut Sparrow, 1892. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Tale of the Tongue-cut Sparrow, 1892

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Otsu, Relic of Tosa, 10th month. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Otsu, Relic of Tosa, 10th month. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Otsu, Relic of Tosa, 10th month

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Kawasaki, Yajiro and Kitahachi, 10th month. Creators: Kawanabe Kyosai, Utagawa Yoshitora

Kawasaki, Yajiro and Kitahachi, 10th month. Creators: Kawanabe Kyosai, Utagawa Yoshitora
Kawasaki, Yajiro and Kitahachi, 10th month

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Frogs, between 1871 and 1889. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Frogs, between 1871 and 1889. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Frogs, between 1871 and 1889

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Crow and Willow Tree, November 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Crow and Willow Tree, November 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Crow and Willow Tree, November 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Shakyamuni Conquering the Demons (Shaka Goma-zu), ca. 1888. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Shakyamuni Conquering the Demons (Shaka Goma-zu), ca. 1888. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Shakyamuni Conquering the Demons (Shaka Goma-zu), ca. 1888

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Eagle Attacking a Monkey, 1885. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Eagle Attacking a Monkey, 1885. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Eagle Attacking a Monkey, 1885

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Deer and Monkeys, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Deer and Monkeys, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Deer and Monkeys, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Fox Catching Bird, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Fox Catching Bird, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Fox Catching Bird, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Pheasant Caught by a Snake, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Pheasant Caught by a Snake, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Pheasant Caught by a Snake, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Eagle Attacking Fish, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Eagle Attacking Fish, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Eagle Attacking Fish, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: White-Robed Kannon, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

White-Robed Kannon, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
White-Robed Kannon, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Snake Pine at Taga Bay, 1863. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Snake Pine at Taga Bay, 1863. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Snake Pine at Taga Bay, 1863. Series: Famous Places on the Tokaido

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: May: Shoki the Demon Queller Riding on a Tiger, Subjugating Goblins, from the series 'Of t... 1887

May: Shoki the Demon Queller Riding on a Tiger, Subjugating Goblins, from the series "Of t... 1887
May: Shoki the Demon Queller Riding on a Tiger, Subjugating Goblins, from the series "Of the Twelve Months: the Fifth (Junikagetsu no uchi: gogatsu)", Japan, 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Crow Resting on Wood Trunk, mid-late 19th century. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Crow Resting on Wood Trunk, mid-late 19th century. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Crow Resting on Wood Trunk, mid-late 19th century

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: White Eagle Eyeing a Mountain Lion, 1885. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

White Eagle Eyeing a Mountain Lion, 1885. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
White Eagle Eyeing a Mountain Lion, 1885

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Urashima Taro Riding on a Tortoise, after 1888. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Urashima Taro Riding on a Tortoise, after 1888. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Urashima Taro Riding on a Tortoise, after 1888

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Flock of Crows at Dawn, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Flock of Crows at Dawn, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Flock of Crows at Dawn, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Crow on a Bamboo Branch, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Crow on a Bamboo Branch, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Crow on a Bamboo Branch, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Cranes in Marsh, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Cranes in Marsh, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Cranes in Marsh, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Boys Day Carp Streamer and Shoki Banner, before 1870. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Boys Day Carp Streamer and Shoki Banner, before 1870. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Boys Day Carp Streamer and Shoki Banner, before 1870

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Two Children Playing with Goldfish, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Two Children Playing with Goldfish, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Two Children Playing with Goldfish, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Swallows by a Waterfall, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Swallows by a Waterfall, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Swallows by a Waterfall, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Buffalo and Herdsman, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Buffalo and Herdsman, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Buffalo and Herdsman, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Two Birds on a Branch, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Two Birds on a Branch, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Two Birds on a Branch, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Sketches of East Asian Legendary Figures, late 19th century. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Sketches of East Asian Legendary Figures, late 19th century. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Sketches of East Asian Legendary Figures, late 19th century

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Eagle Holding Small Bird, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Eagle Holding Small Bird, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Eagle Holding Small Bird, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Crow and the Moon, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Crow and the Moon, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Crow and the Moon, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Monkeys, March 1888. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Monkeys, March 1888. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Monkeys, March 1888

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Crow on a Rock, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Crow on a Rock, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Crow on a Rock, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Bird and Frog, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Bird and Frog, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Bird and Frog, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Waterfall, Eagle and Monkey, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Waterfall, Eagle and Monkey, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Waterfall, Eagle and Monkey, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Squirrels Gathering Chestnuts, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Squirrels Gathering Chestnuts, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Squirrels Gathering Chestnuts, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Crow Flying in the Snow, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Crow Flying in the Snow, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Crow Flying in the Snow, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Rocky Landscape, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Rocky Landscape, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Rocky Landscape, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Starlings on a Branch, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Starlings on a Branch, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Starlings on a Branch, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Crow on a Branch, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Crow on a Branch, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Crow on a Branch, ca. 1887

Background imageKawanabe Gyosai Collection: Monkey Hanging from Grapevines, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Monkey Hanging from Grapevines, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Monkey Hanging from Grapevines, ca. 1887




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Kawanabe Gyosai, a renowned Japanese artist from the late 19th century, captivated audiences with his mesmerizing and dynamic artworks. His diverse range of subjects showcased his exceptional talent and unique artistic style. In "Fish in a Whirlpool, " created around 1887, Gyosai masterfully depicted the chaotic movement of fish caught in a swirling vortex. The energy and fluidity captured in this piece are truly captivating. Another notable artwork by Gyosai is "Shakyamuni Conquering the Demons (Shaka Goma-zu), " dating back to approximately 1888. This painting showcases Shakyamuni Buddha's triumph over demons through serene yet powerful imagery. Gyosai's creativity extended beyond spiritual themes as seen in "Eagle Attacking a Monkey" from 1885. This intense portrayal highlights nature's fierce struggle for survival between two formidable creatures. "Crow and Willow Tree, " painted in November 1887, reveals Gyosai's ability to capture the delicate beauty of nature. The juxtaposition of the crow against the graceful willow tree creates an intriguing visual contrast. The artwork titled "Fox Catching Bird, " circa 1887, demonstrates Gyosai's skillful use of brushwork to depict animals engaged in their natural behavior. The fox's cunning expression adds depth to this captivating composition. In "Eagle Attacking Fish, " created around 1887, Gyosai portrays an epic battle between two majestic creatures amidst crashing waves. The tension and drama conveyed through his brushstrokes make this piece truly remarkable. Gyosai also explored religious iconography with works like "White-Robed Kannon" from approximately 1887. This ethereal depiction of Kannon exudes tranquility and spirituality while showcasing Gyosai's attention to detail. One striking work by Gyosai is "May.