Keisai Eisen (渓斎英泉) – A Master of Sensuality and Landscape Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), born Ikeda Yoshinobu, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist who flourished during the Bunsei era (1818–1830), considered by many to be the zenith of this artistic movement. He stands alongside Kunisada and Kuniyoshi as one of the most prominent masters of 19th-century Japanese woodblock prints, renowned for his captivating depictions of women – particularly sensual bust portraits known as ōkubi-e – and his masterful landscapes that captured the spirit of the Kisokaidō highway. His legacy continues to inspire artists…