— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) July 14, 2020Kiyochika Kobayashi (1847-1915), born into a samurai family, is regarded as an important artist of the Japanese Meiji period who paved the way for following generations of Japanese printmakers from the traditional ukiyo-e to the new shin hanga art movement.
More details of his life from the Meiji period and the Tokugawa shogunate to his life as a ronin - a lordless samurai HERE
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