Kitao Masanobu

Japanese · b. 1761 — d. 1816

Painting Japanese (culture or style)

Japanese, 1761–1816

Timeline

Born 1761 — Died 1816

1760s

Three Women Standing on the Seashore

Enjoying the Evening Cool in Hirokoji (Hirokoji no ryosho), from the series "Eight Contemporary Views of Ryogoku (Tosei Ryogoku hakkei)"

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Haya no Kanpei in "Chushingura Nagori no Kura."

1770s

A Bag of Satirical Poems of Ancient and Modern Times (Kokon kyōka bukuro)

The Evening Wind-bell

Goten Hill (Gotenyama), from the series "Famous Places for Flowers in the Eastern Capital (Toto hana meisho)"

Returning Sails of the Bamboo Knives (Takenaga no kihan), from the series ”Eight Views of Maids' Utensils (Jochu tedogu hakkei)"

1780s

(Courtesan and Shopboy)

A New Record Comparing the Handwriting of the Courtesans of the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin jihitsu kagami) 吉原傾城新美人自筆鏡

The courtesans Koi Murasaki and Hana Murasaki of the Kado Tama House from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

The courtesans Azumaya and Kokonoe of the Matsukane House from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

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1800s

Contemporary Famous Happenings (Kinsei kisekikō) in 5 volumes, with designs by Kita Busei (1776-1856)

Contemporary Famous Happenings (Kinsei kisekikō), Vol. 2, with designs by Kita Busei (1776-1856)

Contemporary Famous Happenings (Kinsei kisekikō), Vol. 1, with designs by Kita Busei (1776-1856)

1810s

A Courtesan and attendant

1840s

Santoan's Chats: Short Records Written upon His Waking (Suiyo shōroku: Santōan issekiwa) 睡余小録山東庵一夕話

Works

44 artworks

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Haya no Kanpei in "Chushingura Nagori no Kura."

, 1761

Enjoying the Evening Cool in Hirokoji (Hirokoji no ryosho), from the series "Eight Contemporary Views of Ryogoku (Tosei Ryogoku hakkei)"

, 1761

Kitao Masanobu

Timeline

Works

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Haya no Kanpei in "Chushingura Nagori no Kura."

Enjoying the Evening Cool in Hirokoji (Hirokoji no ryosho), from the series "Eight Contemporary Views of Ryogoku (Tosei Ryogoku hakkei)"

Three Women Standing on the Seashore

A Bag of Satirical Poems of Ancient and Modern Times (Kokon kyōka bukuro)

The Evening Wind-bell

Goten Hill (Gotenyama), from the series "Famous Places for Flowers in the Eastern Capital (Toto hana meisho)"

Returning Sails of the Bamboo Knives (Takenaga no kihan), from the series ”Eight Views of Maids' Utensils (Jochu tedogu hakkei)"

Young Couple under Cherry Tree

Two Women Taking a Stroll

Courtesan and Young Man Under Umbrella

Two Women at a Wayside Tea Booth

(Courtesan and Shopboy)

Cover from a large accordion-fold printed book "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

The courtesans Segawa and Matsundo of the Matsuba House from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

Yoshiwara Courtesans: A New Mirror Comparing the Calligraphy of Beauties (Yoshiwara keisei: Shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)吉原傾城」新美人合自筆鏡

The courtesans Azumaya and Kokonoe of the Matsukane House from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

The courtesans Hitomoto and Tagasode of the Daimonji House from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

The courtesans Hanaōgi and Takigawa of the Ogi House from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

The Courtesan Hitomoto of the Daimonjiya, from the album "Comparing New Beauties of the Yoshiwara - A Mirror of Their Own Writings (Keisei shin bijin awase jikihitsu kagami)"

Geisha On Her Way to a Night-time Assignation

A New Record Comparing the Handwriting of the Courtesans of the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin jihitsu kagami) 吉原傾城新美人自筆鏡

The courtesans Koi Murasaki and Hana Murasaki of the Kado Tama House from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

The courtesans Hinazuru and Chōzan of the Chōji House from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

Preface by Ota Nampo ('Yomo Sanjin" or Yomo no Akara) from the printed album "A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing" (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)