When did Eishōsai Chōki live?

Eishōsai Chōki lived from 1725 to 1795.

What movement was Eishōsai Chōki part of?

Eishōsai Chōki was part of the Romanticism movement.

Where can I see paintings by Eishōsai Chōki?

Paintings by Eishōsai Chōki are held by Metropolitan Museum of Art and Cleveland Museum of Art.

Eishōsai Chōki · Paintings, Biography & Famous Works

Japanese, 1725–1795

Eishōsai Chōki was a Japanese Romanticism artist. 9 works are cataloged here, principally at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Eishōsai Chōki made delicate woodblock prints of women in the late 1700s Edo period. He worked in Tokyo, then called Edo, where he studied under the artist Toriyama Sekien. People knew him by another name, Momokawa Chōki, and he mostly designed prints of slender women called bijin-ga.

Chōki had a habit of placing his subjects in misty or moonlit settings. This soft lighting makes the figures seem to glow against the background. Look for women with fine, curved eyebrows shaped like a half-moon and hairstyles with elaborate loops on top of their heads.

He often used a limited palette of pale blues, pinks, and greens, so his prints feel quiet and dreamy.

Chōki’s work stands out because his women look gentle and fragile, almost floating in the scene. He didn’t just draw faces, he built whole moods with light and color. That quiet elegance makes his prints easy to spot in a crowd of bolder ukiyo-e prints.