BiographyBorn in Kobe. Given name Sötarö. Studied Tosa, ukiyo-e, and Shijö-style painting; eventually developed a personal style. Exhibited bird and flower paintings and landscapes in Bunten. Illustrator for Yomimuri Shinbun and the journal New Novel (shin shösetsu).
Helen Merritt and Nanako Yamada, Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975
U.S.A.: University of Hawaii Press, 1992, Page 139