Ueba Esou (上羽絵惣株式会社 うえばえそうかぶしきがいしゃ uebaesou kabushiki-gaisha) is a manufacturer and seller of natural pigments (iwaenogu, gofun) used in Japanese-style paintings (Nihonga), with more than 260 years of history. It is located in the Shimogyō-ku ward of Kyoto.