Kikuchi Yōsai
(1788–1878) Japanese painter (1788–1878)
Kikuchi Yōsai (Japan, 1788–1878) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Kikuchi Yōsai belongs to the chapter ‘Edo: the floating world’ in this site’s history of art.
Kikuchi Yōsai was born in Shitaya. Kikuchi Yōsai studied under Takada Enjō. The students included Matsumoto Fūko, Watanabe Shōtei, Suzuki Kason, and Mishima Shōsō.
One of the best-known works is ‘Zenken Kojitsu’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 4 works by Kikuchi Yōsai with free images. The dated works span the years 1828–1867. Works by Kikuchi Yōsai are held by Metropolitan Museum of Art and Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Hokkei, Utagawa Kunisada, Gakutei, Kikukawa Eizan, and Keisai Eisen.