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Keisai Eisen

Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print artist

Keisai Eisen has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists in 1790 in Edo, Japan, Tokugawa shogunate.

Born

in 1790

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: August 20, 1848

Birthplace
Edo, Japan, Tokugawa shogunate
Professions
xylographer, ukiyo-e artist, painter, writer
Citizenship
Japan

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: in 1790 (NMVW-collection website; collections.artsmia.org; Union List of Artist Names; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; RKDartists; mutualart.com; Saint Louis Art Museum; Open Library; Artnet; Biodiversity Heritage Library; National Gallery of Victoria; Find a Grave; Integrated Authority File; BnF authorities; Eisen; ARTIC; Web umenia) or in 1791 (No external source identified).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

in 1791

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    Where was Keisai Eisen born?

    Keisai Eisen was born in Edo, Japan, Tokugawa shogunate.

    When did Keisai Eisen die?

    Keisai Eisen died on August 20, 1848.