Background

Settei Tsukioka was born in 1710, in Omi Province (now comprises Shiga Prefecture), Japan.

Education

Settei Tsukioka studied painting in Osaka in the style of the Kanō school under Takada Keiho.

Career

Settei Tsukioka was strongly influenced by the work of the ukiyo-e artist Nishikawa Sukenobu. Settei's produced a number of printed works, but his bijin-ga paintings of female beauties are considered his most representative works. His paintings had a sort of lasciviousness about them, and some of his works were used to illustrate books.

Works

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• illustration

  • Erotic book in the style of Tsukioka Settei, late 18th century-early 19th century, Honolulu Museum of Art, accession 2008.

  • The Treasure Chest of Erotic Women in Ecstasy (Iroonna dairaku takara-beki), Honolulu Museum of Art, accession 2008.

    1751

• painting

  • painting

  • Beautiful woman playing with cat

  • painting

  • Shirabyōshi Dancer and Female Servant

  • Lady playing the koto

  • painting

  • Beauty

  • painting

  • painting