Inano Toshitsune

Born in Kaga province. Original name Inano Takayuki. Studied in Tokyo under Tsukioka Yoshitoshi and later in Kyoto under Köno Bairei. Moved to Osaka where he worked as an illustrator for newspapers. Teacher of Kitano Tsunetomi.

Helen Merritt and Nanako Yamada, Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975

U.S.A.: University of Hawaii Press, 1992, Page 42