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Also Known As Hyakuren • Tomioka Dōsetsu • Tomioka Yūsuke
Born January 25, 1837 • Kyōto • Japan
Died December 31, 1924 (aged 87) • Kyōto • Japan
Movement / Style Nan-ga

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Okada Beisanjin
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Sesshū: Landscape of Four Seasons
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Takashi Murakami
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Kaigetsudō Ando: Standing Beauty Arranging Her Hair
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Fujita Tsuguharu
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Hasegawa Tōhaku
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi: woodcut of Miyamoto Musashi
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