Painting was a pastime of Japanese women in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, and though women artists from this era are relatively unknown there were many accomplished female artists in Japan. Uemura Shoen is probably the best-known of these artists, but other women artists in Japan included Ike Gyokuran (1727 -1784), Katsushika Ōi (1800 - 1866), and Ōtagaki Rengetsu (1791 - 1875).