Eizan, Kitagawa

(1787-1867) (Japan)

   Woodblock printmaker. Considered a master of bijin (beautiful women) prints, as well as actor portraits and shunga.

   Reproductions: [Copulating couple]; early 1800s; Klinger, 1982a: figs. 89-92 [B] / Klinger, 1984: figs. 637-640 [B]. Courtesan urging her partner to hurry; c1815; Ronin, 1979: fig. 68 [B]. Housewife and gigolo; c1820; Ronin, 1979: fig. 67 [B]. Illustration from Niku Buton [Mattress of flesh] [attributed to]; c1820; Fagioli 1997: plate 109 . Illustration from the series Tamanoto Meisho Monogatari [Erotic guide book]; c1815; Illing, 1978: plate 36 [C]. [Lovers]; Evans, 1975: fig. 6.101 [B]. [Rear entry sex in a garden]; c1815; Gnojewski, 2004: p. 38 [C]. Wealthy townsman and his secret mistress; c1815; Ronin, 1979: fig. 69 [B]. Wild lovemaking in the afternoon; c1820; Ronin, 1979: fig. 66 [B].