Ukiyo-e Signature Sample Database: Unsolved Mysteries

Unknown Artists, Questionable Attributions, Unread Characters, and Other Puzzles

un65📍:

Bairin?

梅琳
1894
梅琳
Bairin(?)
Seal: 空
JACAR/BL 16126.d.2(69) (#69)
1894
楳琳
Bairin(?)
Seal: 空
SLAM 298:2010a-c
un23📍:

Bairinsō?

梅林宗
1894
梅林宗筆
Bairinsō(?) hitsu
possibly same artist as Umeno (梅埜) in main catalog?
HCCL EE721.8ﾋﾖ
un89📍:

Baisessai?

梅雪斎
1851-1853
梅雪斎画
Baisessai(?) ga
RUARC arcUP4969
un154📍:

Baisō

梅窓
c. 1885-1891
梅窓画
Baisō ga
KHIRIN H-22-1-31-73
un170📍:

Biho?

美宝
鶫美宝
Tsugumi Biho?
c. 1910?
美宝
Biho(?)
RUARC MM0624 (#19)
c.f. MFA 2016.1415
un119📍:

Chōsho

長渚
1856
RUARC BM-JH310-2 (#013)
perhaps c. 1860?
應需長渚寫
Ōju Chōsho sha
BM 1902,0212,0.437
un138📍:

Dairei

台嶺
perhaps the Nanga painter Magata Dairei 勾田台嶺?
late Edo period
臺嶺寫
Dairei sha
TPL A03-18
un16📍:

Eikyō?

栄暁
1895
應需栄暁
Ōju Eikyō(?)
Noda b41
un110📍:

Fujisada

藤貞
Meiji era
藤貞画
Fujisada ga
Keio Bonn 024-715
un164📍:

Fūkei

楓谿
1912?
楓谿
Fūkei
Pulverer FSC-GR-780.832 (v.1 p.16)
un130📍:

Funamaro?

船麿
富士川船麿
Fujikawa Funamaro?
1860?
冨士川船麿筆
Fujikawa Funamaro(?) hitsu
NIJL 100080557 (#7)
—
船麿筆
Funamaro(?) hitsu
NIJL 100080557 (#45)
un140📍:

Gakuki?

楽其
1820s
楽其
Gakuki(?)
RISD 34.335
un53📍:

Hankoku

繁谷
1800-1850
繁谷
Hankoku
RISD 34.627
—
應需冩
　繁谷
possibly the artist Sugano Shigetani 菅野繁谷, active c. 1850s?
MAH E 2003-0287
un124📍:

Hanzan

囗囗
c. 1847-1853
應需囗囗
ōju …
attributed to Matsukawa Hanzan
Seal: 充兀狗？
MIA P.77.27.47
un31📍:

Honshi?

本枝
1886
NDL 10-138 (#37)
c. 1900?
本枝画
Honshi(?) ga
TML 東C374-C003-001
—
本枝画
TML 東C374-C003-006
un82📍:

Ikkō

一畊
1888
一畊画
Ikkō ga
NDL 913.56-Y533t (#4)
un144📍:

Ippō?

一囗
1818 or 1830
一囗
attributed to Mori Ippō 森一鳳
WAM 1901.59.1123
un79📍:

Isshō

died 1858
一昇
Hanabusa Isshō
early 19th century
一昇画
Isshō ga
UCSF p256
un121📍:

Itchō?

為蝶
c. 1823-1834
勝し可為蝶
Katsushika Itchō(?)
DJAOC G1305982
un136📍:

Jokan?

如観
c. 1887
如観筆
Jokan(?) hitsu
TPL A04-20
—
RUARC AkoCH-S0035
un25📍:

Joshū

如集
transcription uncertain
1860
如集写
Joshū sha
PMA 1968-165-122
un61📍:

Kaikō?

皆耕
transcription uncertain
1874
應囗皆耕寫
Ō… Kaikō(?) sha
Meitan 764094
un152📍:

Kamome

鴎
浮田鴎
Ukita Kamome
1888
浮田鷗筆
Ukita Kamome hitsu
KHIRIN H-22-2-47
un158📍:

Kangetsu

冠月
1899
需口
　冠月画
… Kangetsu ga
A. Wood 053
un91📍:

Kansai?

鑒斎
1875
鑒齋
Kansai?
Seal: Yamamoto(?) 山本
TML 東035-084-005
un143📍:

Kansui

艱水
c. 1820
芳邨艱水写
Hōson Kansui sha
WAM 1901.59.1859
un52📍:

Kanzansei?

関山誠
1850s-1890s
関山誠筆
Kanzansei(?) hitsu
RISD 34.104
un19📍:

Keisai

恵斎
1884 (or 1882?)
惠齋画
Keisai(?) ga
possibly Yoshiiku?
TML 220516
un32📍:

Keisensai?

景舛斎
1853
景舛齋画
Keisensai(?) (Keishunsai?) ga
TML 東C0411-C029
un20📍:

Kindō?

金堂
1855
金堂筆
Kindō(?) hitsu
from a namazu-e print
TML 7456
un166📍:

Kinrin

琴鱗
1817
琴鱗写
Kinrin sha
Pulverer FSC-GR-780.316 (v.1 p.28)
un90📍:

Kiyo…?

囗囗
1889
清囗筆
Kiyo(?)… hitsu
NIJL RTJB-00604
un99📍:

Ko(?)…

古囗
1856
古囗写
Ko(?)… sha
古花? 古苻?
RUARC arcBK04-0041 (#03)
un2📍:

Kōen

紅園
probably 1856
丙辰春
　香園
Hinoe tatsu haru Kōen
attributed to Nagayama Kōin (Bokusai), 1765-1849
Brooklyn 79.190.6
un163📍:

Kōrei

晃嶺
1847
晃嶺
Kōrei
Pulverer FSC-GR-780.538 (v.1 p.2)
un135📍:

Kōsai

高斎
1883
高齋画
　年親校
Kōsai ga, Toshichika kō
variously attributed to several students of Yoshitoshi
RUARC arcUP7544
un137📍:

Kōtei?

好貞
c. 1870s-1890s
好貞画
Kōtei(?) ga
TPL A04-7
un141📍:

Kotō

湖東
1895
湖東画
Kotō ga
Princeton 3j333500t
un72📍:

Kuni…?

国囗
1897
應需
　國囗画
Ōju Kuni… ga
perhaps "Kunifuji" 国藤?
NDL 特46-226 (#52)
un88📍:

Kunihide?

くに秀
1898
久二秀画
Kunihide? ga?
NAMA 2003.36.2
un156📍:

Kunimaro?

国麿
1818-1830
國麿画
Kunimaro ga
doesn't look that much like 麿 to me...
KHIRIN H-22-1-21-141
un12📍:

Kuninao II

国直
1892
瓢亭國直
Hyōtei Kuninao
JAC 09057
un21📍:

Kuni…

国俊
1886
察齋國俊筆
Satsusai? Kunitoshi? hitsu
transcription uncertain
TML 51289
un148📍:

Kuniyoshi?

国悦
late 1820s
國悦画
Kuniyoshi(?) ga
MFA 11.15420
un60📍:

Kūshunsai?

空春斎
—
空春齋画
Kūshunsai(?) ga
C. Brooks 448
un161📍:

Kyokuhō?

旭峰
could also be read Akimine
1869
樽旭峰筆
Seal: Shimei? 子明
Waseda 007-0652
1875
樽旭峰
Seal: 子明
Keio Bonn 017-497
c.f. RUARC arcUP8059
un155📍:

Masateru

政照
1887
梅窓政照筆
Baisō Masateru hitsu
KHIRIN H-22-2-154
un28📍:

Matahei?

又平
1903
又平画
Matahei(?) ga
Hankyu 4675-01
un162📍:

Minshō

岷嶂
1835
岷嶂
Minshō
MAH E 2013-0076
un115📍:

Moritō

囗囗
1894
森東囗囗
Moritō …
BnF ZF-10 (2)-FT 5
un153📍:

Muchū

夢中
暁子亭夢中
Gyōshitei Muchū
1875
暁子亭夢中
Gyōshitei Muchū
KHIRIN H-22-1-21-84
un114📍:

Nagamaro?

長麿
possibly the artist Kitagawa Nagamaro?
c. 1790-1812
方寸齋長麿
Hōsunsai(?) Nagamaro(?)
BnF PET FOL-OD-173 (#23)
un58📍:

Nagayoshi?

長芳
—
長芳画
Nagayoshi(?) ga
C. Brooks 364
un86📍:

Nanboku

南卜
1786
戯蝶菴南卜圖
Gichōan(?) Nanboku zu
perhaps the same artist, 青井南卜, who illustrated this kimono pattern book?
WUL ヘ13 01728 (v.2, p.6)
un80📍:

Nobutoshi?

信年
perhaps 信斗 Shinto?
1888
NDL 特12-268 (#49)
un123📍:

Rakusukesai

楽介斎
c. 1804-1830
楽介齋画
Rakusukesai(?) ga
perhaps actually 楽只斎, a gō used by Kō Sukoku?
DJAOC G1306087
un149📍:

Ranshitsu?

蘭室
—
蘭室
Ranshitsu(?)
Seal: … Ranshitsu 囗囗蘭室
A. Wood 047
1856
Seal: 高陵
RUARC BM-JH310-2 (#011)
c.f. Pulverer FSC-GR-780.887.1-2 (v.2 p.10)
un8📍:

Ranshū

latter half of the 18th century
蘭秀
—
蘭秀画
Ranshū ga
MET JP1836
un24📍:

Rōrin?

楼琳
1894
樓琳筆
Rōrin(?) hitsu
Seal: 空
HCCL EE721.8ﾛｳ
c.f. KHIRIN H-22-1-21-119
un48📍:

Sakurai

さくらい
1880s
さくら居
Seal: 丑山
RISD 34.630
un109📍:

Sashirau

さしらう
—
さしらう画
Sashirau ga
Keio Bonn 024-713
un172📍:

Seiho?

青圃
—
青圃写
Seiho(?) sha
A. Wood 064
un171📍:

Seika?

清霞
Meiji period?
清霞
Seika(?)
WUL 文庫10 08006 0018 (v.18, p.1)
un43📍:

Seikō?

清好
possibly Tani Seikō (谷清好, fl. 1822-1826)?
1833-1855
清好画
Seikō (or perhaps Kiyoyoshi)
print depicts actor Nakamura Tomijūrō II
Waseda 201-5360
un150📍:

Seirō?

盛楼
transcription uncertain
1866
花
　盛楼画
Hana(?) Seirō(?) ga
A. Wood 048
un168📍:

Sekisai?

赤斎
transcription and reading uncertain
c. 1820s
赤齋
Sekisai
Pulverer FSC-GR-780.836 (v.1 p.30)
c. 1820s
Pulverer FSC-GR-780.836 (v.1 p.17)
un128📍:

Sensai?

千載
an artist of this name mentioned in 歳成記 (#21) alongside artists like Kikuchi Yōsai and Awashima Chingaku 淡島椿岳 (1865)
1880s
千載
Sensai
Rijksmuseum RP-P-1961-137
un96📍:

Sessen(?)

雪仙
GUDJ records two artists of this name
—
應需雪僲寫
Ōju Sessen(?) sha
WUL 文庫31 A1955 (p.5)
un117📍:

Sessō?

雪叟
c. 1820s
雪叟
Sessō(?)
BnF Japonais 381 (167)
un10📍:

Settei

雪亭
possibly Kawashima Settei (川島雪亭), active c. 1800s-1830s?
1832
雪亭
Settei
seals give long and short months for 1832; attributed to Okamoto Toyohiko
FS S2004.3.195
un147📍:

Shigemitsu

重光
1897
重光繪
Shigemitsu e
NDL 特8-192 (#4)
un107📍:

Shin…?

真囗
c. 1900-1910
真囗
Shin…(?)
perhaps 真華? (Shinka?)
NLA OJRB Pic 559
un142📍:

Shinga?

辰鵞
1790-1812
北齋門人辰鵞画
Hokusai monjin Shinga(?) ga
BnF PET FOL-OD-173 (#25)
un56📍:

Shin'ichi?

真一
c. 1880s
真一筆
Shin'ichi(?) hitsu
Seal: 囗齋 (perhaps 欄齋 "Ransai"?)
Rijksmuseum RP-P-1961-134
un26📍:

Shinkō?

真囗
perhaps 真厚? maybe Kitagawa Masaatsu?
1807
真囗筆
Shinkō(?) hitsu
BM 1902,0212,0.224
—
真囗筆
Shinkō(?) hitsu
MFA 11.15027
un126📍:

Shō-ō?

松翁
c. 1800-1830
松翁画
Shō-ō(?) ga
Harvard 1933.4.1406
un127📍:

Shōdō

松堂
1875
一豊斎松堂筆
Ippōsai Shōdō hitsu
WUL 文庫10 08307 (p.1)
un160📍:

Shōfū?

樵夫
1880
驥齋樵夫筆
Kisai Shōfū? hitsu
A. Wood 058
un146📍:

Shōtō?

松涛
1880
松濤写
Shōtō(?) sha
Waseda 405-0158
un7📍:

Shungensai

春玄斎
—
佐久良
　春玄齋寫
Sakura Shungensai sha
Seal: Yūgen 幽玄
MET JP1935
un103📍:

Shungyō

春暁
mid 1820s
勝春曉
attributed to Hayami Shungyosai II; see this article by Keyes
Seal: Katsu 勝
RISD 56.039.71
un94📍:

Shunsei?

春盛
perhaps the same as GUDJ 春盛2?
—
應需
　春盛
Ōju Shunsei(?)
WUL 文庫10 08010 0006 (v.6, p.1)
un95📍:

Shunsen?

春泉
1797
浪速
　春泉寫
Naniwa Shunsen(?) sha
WUL 文庫31 A1753 (p.2)
un165📍:

Shūsai

秋斎
c. 1790-1810
秋齋画
Shūsai ga
A. Wood 060
un49📍:

Shuzan?

囗山
c. 1880s
RISD 34.631
un87📍:

Sōji?

蒼示
1797
勝蒼示画
Katsu Sōji(?) ga
NDL 寄別13-64 (#16)
un112📍:

Sōyū?

宗有
1790-1812
BnF PET FOL-OD-172 (#12)
un50📍:

Suien?

翠園
probably 1859
己未皐月
　翠園寫
tsuchinoto hitsuji satsuki Suien sha
date given as 1919, but I think 1859 more likely
RISD 34.629
un97📍:

Tatsuma?

達摩
1858?
達摩画
Tatsuma(?) ga
from a Kyōto sumizuri-e print
RUARC arcUP6061-198
un6📍:

Teisai

貞斎
—
貞齋画
Teisai ga
attributed to Teisai (蹄斎) Hokuba, who seemingly never signed 貞斎
MET JP2346
un54📍:

Tōga

東峩
c. 1880s
東峩
Tōga
RISD 34.632
un159📍:

Tokusai

徳斎
1883
徳斎画
Tokusai ga
ETM 95201306
un83📍:

Toshikata

としかた
attributed to Mizuno Toshikata but I cannot make it out
1889
… ga
NDL 特10-805 (#26)
un145📍:

Tōshō?

洞章
late 19th century
洞章
Tōshō(?)
perhaps the artist Kanō Tōshō 狩野洞章, aka Ogiwara Shunzan 荻原春山 (1821-1897)?
Seal: 靜囗齋
WAM 1901.851
un129📍:

Tōshū

東洲
1783
東洲寫
Tōshū sha
NIJL 100080682 (#6)
c.f. WUL 852-92
un66📍:

Tōun?

東雲
1858
東雲
Tōun(?)
WUL 文庫31 A1857 (p.4)
un157📍:

Toyoji?

豊二
1875
暁齋門人
　豐二
Kyōsai monjin Toyoji(?)
KHIRIN H-22-1-25-16
un85📍:

Toyokiyo

豊清
Possibly Utagawa Toyokiyo?
1811
豊清画
Toyokiyo ga
TML 特3938
un3📍:

Toyomaru

豊丸
c. 1780
豊囗画
Brooklyn 80.264.2
un77📍:

Toyotsugu

豊次
歌川豊次
Utagawa Toyotsugu
—
豐次画
UCSF p260
un169📍:

Unknown

囗囗
Presumably an Osaka-based artist
1777
… ga
Pulverer FSC-GR-780.846 (v.1 p.29)
un30📍:

Unknown

和笑
1829
和笑画
Washō(?) (or Kashō?) ga
from a Kyōto kappazuri print
RUARC arcUP1606
un167📍:

Unknown

囗囗
Thought to belong to Nanka Sōen 南瓜宗園
1834
文楼囗囗囗筆
Seal: 文楼
Pulverer FSC-GR-780.440 (v.1 p.47)
un68📍:

Unknown

大星
c. 1840s
大星氏画
Daishō-shi? Ōboshi-shi? ga
NDL 本別3-53 (#86)
un92📍:

Unknown

囗囗
c. 1850
囗囗戲画
perhaps "梅囗"? "梅濡"?
WUL ヘ13 01164 0055 (v.58, p.4)
un93📍:

Unknown

囗囗
c. 1850
囗囗囗囗水画
囗囗梅国水画?
WUL ヘ13 01164 0055 (v.58, p.19)
un39📍:

Unknown

田親
1860s
田親画
Denshin(?) ga
Seal: 不器
CAM 1906.220
un132📍:

…kei?

囗渓
1865-1867
囗溪
…kei(?)
NIJL 100080994 (#20)
un36📍:

Unknown

囗囗
1890
前囗囗齋筆
from some sort of adaptation of Hokusai's Hyaku monogatari
CAM 1906.248
un73📍:

Unknown

囗囗
1892
perhaps …秀画? or Motoharu 基春?
Seal: Sakata tō 阪田刀
NDL 特11-394 (#42)
un70📍:

Unknown

囗囗
1893
perhaps 利…?
NDL 特279-330 (#9)
un105📍:

Unknown

囗囗
c. 1900-1910
NLA OJRB Pic 314
un125📍:

Utawa

歌和
c. 1830s
二世
　奴等齋
　歌和
Nisei Dotōsai Utawa
attributed to Toyota Hokkei
Rijksmuseum RP-P-2007-719
c.f. Harvard 1933.4.948
un122📍:

Yonehiro

米広
c. 1830-1868
松川米廣画
Matsukawa Yonehiro ga
DJAOC G1306084
un151📍:

Yonehiro

米広
1847
from a Kyōto kappazuri
RUARC arcUP6061-209
un118📍:

Yoshimine?

芳嶺
1909
芳嶺画
Yoshimine(?) ga
RUARC arcUP3096
un76📍:

Yoshi…

よし囗
—
武部よし囗
Takebe Yoshi…?
UCSF p295
un173📍:

Yoshikono

芳古野
possibly Utagawa Yoshitomi
c. 1845
門人
　一藝齋芳古野画
monjin Ichigeisai Yoshikono ga
MFA 11.42452
un47📍:

Yoshimaro

fl. c. 1803-1840
芳麿
1820s
芳麿
attributed to Jukōdō Yoshikumi, previously attributed to Yoshimaro, fl. 1807-1846
RISD 34.375
un134📍:

Yōshisai?

桜梓斎
1861
櫻梓齋画
Yōshisai(?) ga
BoJ X2/244
un37📍:

Yoshiyuki

芳雪
1841
宇多川芳雪画
Utagawa Yoshiyuki ga
seal very similar to one used by Sadayoshi
Waseda 016-0428
un34📍:

Yukinobu

雪信
柳斎雪信
Ryūsai Yukinobu
—
柳齋雪信寫
Ryūsai Yukinobu sha
TML 東C3391-C018
un78📍:

Zuihiko

瑞彦
perhaps the same as Suzuki Mizuhiko 鈴木瑞彦?
c. 1870
瑞彦画
Zuihiko ga
UCSF p274