Rai San'yo
(1781–1832) Japanese poet, historian and painter (1780-1832)
Rai San'yo (Japan, 1781–1832) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Rai San'yo belongs to the chapter ‘Edo: the floating world’ in this site’s history of art.
Rai San'yo was born in Edobori and died in Sanbongi. Rai San'yo trained at Shudo Junior & Senior High School and Shōheizaka Gakumonjo. The teachers included Bitō Jishū and Sazan Kan. The students included Shibata Zeshin, Sakai Kozan, Ema Saikō, and Egi Gakusui.
One of the best-known works is ‘Nihon Gaishi’. The catalogue has 3 works by Rai San'yo with free images. The dated work is from 1816. Works by Rai San'yo are held by Minneapolis Institute of Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Yokoi Kinkoku, Sakai Hōitsu, Tani Bunchō, Utagawa Toyohiro, and Tanomura Chikuden.