Artist
Yashima Gakutei

Japanese, 1786–1868
Yashima Gakutei was a Japanese Romanticism artist. 29 works are cataloged here, principally at Metropolitan Museum of Art. Yashima Gakutei was born in Osaka.
Yashima Gakutei (Japanese: 八島岳亭; c. 1786 – 1868) was a Japanese artist and poet who was a pupil of both Totoya Hokkei and Hokusai. Gakutei is best known for his kyōka poetry and surimono works.
Works by Yashima Gakutei
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Osaka Tenmangu sairei no zu|The Tenmangu Festival at Osaka
「一陽連文房四友 硯 伯英」『春雨集』 摺物帖|The Chinese Calligrapher Boying (Japanese: Hakuei; also known as the “Sage of Cursive Script”); “Inkstone” (Suzuri), from Four Friends of the Writing Table for the Ichiyō Poetry Circle (Ichiyō-ren Bunbō shiyū) From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1
「一陽連文房四友 筆 道風」『春雨集』 摺物帖|The Heian Court Calligrapher Ono no Tōfū (894–966); “Calligraphy Brush” (Fude), from Four Friends of the Writing Table for the Ichiyō Poetry Circle (Ichiyō-ren Bunbō shiyū)From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1
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『和歌三神』 柿本人麻呂|Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (ca. 662–710), One of the Three Gods of PoetryFrom the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1
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墨をする官女『春雨集』 摺物帖|Court Lady at Her Writing TableFrom the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3
詩人と富士山『春雨集』 摺物帖|A Poet and Mount FujiFrom the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3
鯉の滝登り|Red Carp Ascending a Waterfall
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「一陽連文房四友 紙 女凢」『春雨集』 摺物帖 |Nuji (Japanese: Joki; female attendant who compiled writings by Daoist sages); “Paper” (Kami), from Four Friends of the Writing Table for the Ichiyō Poetry Circle (Ichiyō-ren Bunbō shiyū)From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1
「一陽連文房四友 墨 玄宗皇帝」『春雨集』 摺物帖 |Emperor Xuanzong (Japanese: Gensō) and Daoist Magician Lo Gongyuan Arising from an Inkstone; “Ink” (Sumi), from Four Friends of the Writing Table for the Ichiyō Poetry Circle (Ichiyō-ren Bunbō shiyū)From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1
孫悟空|The Monkey King Songokū, from the Chinese novel Journey to the West
玉藻前と三浦介|The Warrior Miura-no-suke Confronting the Court Lady Tamamo-no-mae as She Turns into an Evil Fox with Nine Tails
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三味線の調弦|Woman Tuning a Shamisen and a Cat Looking at its Own Reflection
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Kamakura no Koshi|The Filial Son at Kamakura, From the Book: Sasekishu
29 works in the catalog · 24 shown
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