Hiresaki Eihö
Japanese, 1881 - 1970
CountryJapan
BiographyBorn in Tokyo. Studied ukiyo-e and Japanese-style painting. Cofounder of Ugökai with Kaburagi Kiyokata in 1901. Illustrator for novels and newspapers. Specialized in pictures of sumö wrestlers. Contributed to New Ukiyo-e Beauties, 1924.Helen Merritt and Nanako Yamada, Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975
U.S.A.: University of Hawaii Press, 1992, Page 35
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