Shibata Zeshin

1807 — 1891

Japanese painter and lacquerer (1807–1891)

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Works

Autumn Leaves and Grasses (Akikusa zu urushi-e senmen)

Autumn Leaves and Grasses (Akikusa zu urushi-e senmen)

Shibata Zeshin Saint Louis Art Museum

Autumn [left of a pair of Birds and Flowers in Spring and Autumn]

Autumn [left of a pair of Birds and Flowers in Spring and Autumn]

Carp in Waves (Zeshin) and Eagle on a Branch (Rosetsu reverse)

Carp in Waves (Zeshin) and Eagle on a Branch (Rosetsu reverse)

Shibata Zeshin Indianapolis Museum of Art

Cicada on a String

Cicada on a String

Shibata Zeshin Detroit Institute of Arts

Daikoku's Hammer and Three Mice

Daikoku's Hammer and Three Mice

Shibata Zeshin Harvard Art Museums

Devil's Invocation

Devil's Invocation

Dog barking at a monkey trainer

Dog barking at a monkey trainer

Fans and Flowers

Fans and Flowers

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Flower Cart

Flower Studies [one of a pair]

Flower Studies [one of a pair]

Flower Studies [one of a pair]

Flower Studies [one of a pair]

Flowers and Birds of the Four Seasons

Flowers and Birds of the Four Seasons

Long-tailed Rooster

Long-tailed Rooster

Mandjus'ri

Shibata Zeshin Detroit Institute of Arts

Miniature Album of Lacquer Paintings

Miniature Album of Lacquer Paintings

Shibata Zeshin Harvard Art Museums

Noh Play Hachinoki, one of three

Noh Play Hachinoki, one of three

Noh Play Hachinoki, three of three

Noh Play Hachinoki, three of three

Noh Play Hachinoki, two of three

Noh Play Hachinoki, two of three

Plum Branch and Teapot

Plum Branch and Teapot

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Spring [right of a pair of Birds and Flowers in Spring and Autumn]

Spring [right of a pair of Birds and Flowers in Spring and Autumn]

Tea Ceremony Utensils

Tea Ceremony Utensils

Temple in Autumn Rain

Temple in Autumn Rain

Shibata Zeshin Los Angeles County Museum of Art

The Four Elegant Pastimes [left of a pair]

The Four Elegant Pastimes [left of a pair]

The Four Elegant Pastimes [right of a pair]

The Four Elegant Pastimes [right of a pair]

Turtle

Fenggan, Hanshan, and Shide

Fenggan, Hanshan, and Shide

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Autumn Maple

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bear and Crabs

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Birds

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Birds

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Birds and Jutting Rocks

Birds and Jutting Rocks

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Boy on Ox

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brush

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Carp Ascending Waterfall

Carp Ascending Waterfall

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cat Tails and Moon

Cat Tails and Moon

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cottage and Mountains

Cottage and Mountains

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Crow on Tree

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dolls (Tate-bina)

Dolls (Tate-bina)

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Egret on Tree Stump

Egret on Tree Stump

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Egrets and Crows

Egrets and Crows

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fan and Insect Cage

Fan and Insect Cage

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Feather

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fire Basket Suspended from Dock over a Fish Net in the Water

Fire Basket Suspended from Dock over a Fish Net in the Water

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Flowers (pink and white) and Leaves, Clappers

Flowers (pink and white) and Leaves, Clappers

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Flowers and Leaves

Flowers and Leaves

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Flowers in Gourd

Flowers in Gourd

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Flowers in Jardenierres

Flowers in Jardenierres

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Flowers on Grass

Flowers on Grass

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Folding Screen for Tea Ceremony with Six Bird-and-Flower Paintings

Folding Screen for Tea Ceremony with Six Bird-and-Flower Paintings

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fox by Mystic Fire

Fox by Mystic Fire

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Garden Scene

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gathering of Otsu-e Subjects

Gathering of Otsu-e Subjects

Shibata Zeshin Cleveland Museum of Art

Ghost

Shibata Zeshin Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Group

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

House with Woman and Baby

House with Woman and Baby

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jurōjin

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kannon

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lacquer Box and Gourd

Lacquer Box and Gourd

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Leaves and Bird

Leaves and Bird

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Maple Leaves

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Maple Viewing at Kai'anji Temple

Maple Viewing at Kai'anji Temple

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Morning Glory

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mountains and Houses

Mountains and Houses

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mountains with Birds

Mountains with Birds

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nagisa Palace from the Tales of Ise

Nagisa Palace from the Tales of Ise

Shibata Zeshin Cleveland Museum of Art

Overhanging Cliff

Overhanging Cliff

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Painting

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Persimmons Branch and Wasp Nest above a Hedge

Persimmons Branch and Wasp Nest above a Hedge

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Red Berry Plant and Butterfly

Red Berry Plant and Butterfly

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rice Stacks and Trees

Rice Stacks and Trees

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rice-Drying Frame

Rice-Drying Frame

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rising Sun

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rocks and Waterfall

Rocks and Waterfall

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sailboats and Mt. Fuji

Sailboats and Mt. Fuji

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Seaweed

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Squirrel on Grapevine

Squirrel on Grapevine

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sun and Plum Branches

Sun and Plum Branches

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tea Ceremony Apparatus

Tea Ceremony Apparatus

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three Crows in Flight

Three Crows in Flight

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three Landscapes

Three Landscapes

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three Men Looking at Framed Lacquer Drawing

Three Men Looking at Framed Lacquer Drawing

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tops

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tortoise

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tortoises and Crabs

Tortoises and Crabs

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Various Plants and Grass

Various Plants and Grass

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Village among Rocks

Village among Rocks

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Waves and Rocks

Waves and Rocks

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Worm on Green Leaved Plant

Worm on Green Leaved Plant

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sketch of Ibaraki-dōji

Sketch of Ibaraki-dōji

Shibata Zeshin Cleveland Museum of Art

Waterfall and Monkeys

Waterfall and Monkeys

Noh Mask: Okina

Noh Mask: Okina

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Butterflies

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Butterflies

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two-fold Screen

Two-fold Screen

Bamboo Shoots

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Flower Baskets and Farmer's Hat

Flower Baskets and Farmer's Hat

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Panel

Panel

Cock on Drum

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ibaraki [left of a pair]

Ibaraki [left of a pair]

Ibaraki [right of a pair]

Ibaraki [right of a pair]

Kettle and Box with Paint Brushes

Kettle and Box with Paint Brushes

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Bird and Willow in Snow

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Bird and Willow in Snow

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Bonsai

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Bonsai

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Drum for Gagaku Dance

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Drum for Gagaku Dance

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Grasshopper on Gourd Vine

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Grasshopper on Gourd Vine

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Peonies

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Peonies

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Plum Branch with Oil Lamp

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Plum Branch with Oil Lamp

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Sencha Tea Set

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Sencha Tea Set

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Snow Shelter for a Tree with Sparrow

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Snow Shelter for a Tree with Sparrow

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Stack of Rice and Dragonflies

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Stack of Rice and Dragonflies

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

Butterfly and Wild Rose

Butterfly and Wild Rose

Album of Lacquer Pictures by the Venerable Zeshin

Album of Lacquer Pictures by the Venerable Zeshin

Cucumbers

Panel

Waterfall

Mt. Fuji in Winter

Mt. Fuji in Winter

Shibata Zeshin Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Deer Among Trees

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Album painting in fan shape

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Autumn Flowers and Butterflies (Akikusa ni Cho)

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Autumn Grass and Plovers (Akikusa ni Chidori)

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Autumn Scene or Plovers and Beached Boat (Chidori ni Kobune)

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Bog Rhubarb (Fuki no To)

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Camellia

Shibata Zeshin Rhode Island School of Design Museum

Cat Sleeping Under Parasol

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Crow on Gnarled Branch

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Folding Fan with Deer Dolls

Shibata Zeshin Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Gourds on Vine

Shibata Zeshin Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Hanging Turtle

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Hare in Winter Landscape (Yuki ni Usagi)

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Hare Offering Pampas Grass to the Moon (Tsuki Mi Usagi)

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Heron and Crow

Shibata Zeshin Harvard Art Museums

Kawagishi (Riverbank Stone)

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Leaves and Fruit

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Man in Green Cloak

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Melon and leaves

Shibata Zeshin Ashmolean Museum

Palace Carriage (Goshogurma)

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Pine Tree Silhouetted Aginst Cloudy Sky

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Seascape with Gulls and Waves (Nami ni Kamome)

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Seated Scholar Reading Handscroll

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Spring Wildflowers (Haru no No)

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Take ni Suzume (Sparrow and Bamboo)

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Tree Trunk by Water

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Two Butterflies

Shibata Zeshin Worcester Art Museum

Vine with Morning Glory Seed Pods (Asagao no tane)

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Vine with Two Pea Pods

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Waterfall with Leafy Trees and Rocks

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Winter Landscape

Shibata Zeshin Seattle Art Museum

Album of Lacquer Paintings (urushi-e)

Brown Thrush on a Branch of a Tree in Full Bloom

Shibata Zeshin Worcester Art Museum

Crickets Escaping from a Cage

Shibata Zeshin Worcester Art Museum

Chrysanthemums

Shibata Zeshin Ashmolean Museum

Tiger and bamboo

Shibata Zeshin Ashmolean Museum

Fishing rod and float

Shibata Zeshin Ashmolean Museum

Writing brush

Shibata Zeshin Ashmolean Museum

Album of Twelve Tanzaku Paintings