Kobayashi Takao (小林 敬生, born January 26, 1944), known professionally as Kobayashi Keisei, is a Japanese printmaker, academic and artist specializing in hanga and wood engraving.
He is also a member of the Japan Print Association and a member of the Japan Artists Association, Inc.. Kobayashi was born in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture on January 26, 1944.
His artwork "Transferred soul -S62-8- " was purchased by the Agency for Cultural Affairs in 1987.
Kobayashi was appointed professor at the Tama Art University, Department of Painting to teach a printmaking course in 1997.
He gave a lecture on practical skill instruction at the University of Guanajuato in Mexico in 2003.