Born in Tamashima, Okayama. Studied Nanga under Hu Tiemei (1848–1899), a Chinese painter who settled in Kobe. Also studied Chinese poetry. In 1888 moved to Tokyo. Connoisseur, sencha practitioner, garden...
Born in Tamashima, Okayama. Studied Nanga under Hu Tiemei (1848–1899), a Chinese painter who settled in Kobe. Also studied Chinese poetry. In 1888 moved to Tokyo. Connoisseur, sencha practitioner, garden designer.