https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/74883/fullNobleman and Attendant by a Plank Bridgeca. 1790[com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@169fb]com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@169fbHanging scroll: ink and colors on paperA nobleman in traditional Japanese dress is seated by a river bank. to his left, a boy attendant is carrying a sword. A plank bridge zigzags into the distance. By the river there are blue and white blossoms executed with a very refined brushwork. (Illustration to Genji Monogatari; "Shogun with Ko Sho"?) P.W. 3/14/89 Eishi, a Ukiyo-e painter and printmaker. Born to a samurai family in Edo. He first studied under Kano Eisen'in Sukenobu, then under Torii Bunryusai. Working in Kano style and granted the name Eishi by Tokugawa Ieharu. About 30, he changed to the Ukiyo-e style. In prints, he specialized in Bijinga of great refinement, at first under the influence of the Torii school; later his figures even becam emore elegant and elongate than other Utamaro artists. He also did a few landscapes and compositions with literary references. He abandoned prints completely about 1800. His paintings are among the finest of Ukiyo-e school: tall figures; flowing drapery, elegant lines and bright colors. note from Laurance, "A Dictionary of Japanese Artists" Page 22.com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.Classification@5fhttps://emuseum.cornell.edu/objects/20826/rdf