Kokei Kobayashi (小林古径, Kobayashi Kokei, February 11, 1883 – March 3, 1957) was a Japanese Nihonga painter.

[1] He became an orphan early in his life, at the age of 17 he moved to Tokyo and studied traditional Japanese painting at Kajita Hanko.

[2] Later he became one of the most notable members in the Restored Japan Academy of Art.

[3] Initially, he painted traditional subject matter ("Taketori monogatari"-1914 as an example) but later he continued with still life and contemporary scenes.

His famous works include: "Amida-dō" (1914), "Ideyu" (1918) and "Kami" (1931).