Artists from Kyoto
31 painters in the Artifact World Gallery corpus were born in Kyoto, Japan (1476–1928), across 267 public-domain works. Their work spans Kanō school, Maruyama Shijo, Rinpa school and more. Ranked by fame — the most-recognized names first, each linking to their works and life dates.
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Why Kyoto mattered
- 1600–1750
The Kano ateliers of the imperial capital
- 1868–1912
Nihonga renewal in Meiji Kyoto
Representative works
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Fishing in Springtime Ike Taiga -
源琦筆 華洛四季遊楽図巻|Scenes of the Four Seasons in Kyoto Genki -
源琦筆 燕姞・楊貴妃図|Yanji with Orchids and Yang Guifei with Peonies Genki -
狩野常信筆 滝見業平図|Nunobiki Waterfall, Mount Yoshino, and Tatsuta River Kano Tsunenobu -
狩野探幽筆 『画苑』|Famous Themes for Painting Study Known as “The Garden of Painting” (Gaen) Kano Tan'yū -
狩野常信筆 四愛図 |Four Admirers Kano Tsunenobu -
Untitled Kano Tan'yū -
清原雪信筆 緋連雀桜竹図|Waxwings, Cherry Blossoms, and Bamboo Kiyohara Yukinobu -
Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogō Kiyohara Yukinobu -
狩野常信筆 潇湘八景図巻|Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers Kano Tsunenobu -
狩野探幽筆 神農・夏冬山水図|Portrait of Emperor Shennong Kano Tan'yū -
狩野探幽筆 神農・夏冬山水図|Summer Landscape Kano Tan'yū -
Untitled Kano Tan'yū -
Untitled Kanō Yasunobu -
琴棋書画図屏風|The Four Accomplishments Kano Motonobu -
竹雀図 (Chikujaku zu)|Sparrow and Bamboo Kano Tan'yū -
伝俵屋宗達筆 源氏物語図「宿木」 |“Trees Encoiled in Vines of Ivy” (Yadorigi) Tawaraya Sōtatsu -
狩野探幽筆 神農・夏冬山水図|Winter Landscape Kano Tan'yū -
尾形乾山筆 定家詠十二ヶ月和歌 花鳥図 『拾遺愚草』 より六月|“Sixth Month” from Fujiwara no Teika’s “Birds and Flowers of the Twelve Months” Ogata Kenzan -
Untitled Kano Motonobu -
狩野探幽筆 月夜山水図|Landscape in Moonlight Kano Tan'yū -
Untitled Kano Tan'yū -
粟に鶉図|Quail and Millet Kiyohara Yukinobu -
狩野元信周辺 伯牙鍾子期図|Bo Ya Plays the Qin as Zhong Ziqi Listens Kano Motonobu
Movements from Kyoto
Artists
- Genki 3 works
- Kano Tan'yū 34 works
- Kano Tsunenobu 13 works
- Kiyohara Yukinobu 10 works
- Tawaraya Sōtatsu 26 works
- Kano Motonobu 19 works
- Ogata Kenzan 7 works
- Ike Taiga 30 works
- Nishikawa Sukenobu 13 works
- Suzuki Shōnen 6 works
- Nakabayashi Chikkei 5 works
- Kano Shōei 4 works
- Aoki Mokubei 3 works
- Kano Takanobu 3 works
- Matsumura Keibun 3 works
- Reizei Tamechika 3 works
- Gukei 1 works
- Kano Naonobu 14 works
- Kaigetsudō Ando 9 works
- Fukae Roshū 3 works
- Watanabe Shikō 11 works
- Honami Kōetsu 5 works
- Nakamura Hōchū 2 works
- Kamisaka Sekka 16 works
- Kanō Yasunobu 8 works
- Mihata Jôryû 1 works
- Yamaguchi Soken 2 works
- Hisao Domoto 2 works
- Tomie Ohtake 1 works
- Kono Bairei 8 works
- Gajin Kosaka 2 works
