Jinbo Tomoyo

Born in Tokyo. Real name Teisaburö. When Tomoyo was seventeen he became a pupil of Hiresaki Eihö and later of Itö Shinsui. He worked on illustration for the magazine Ködan Kurabu, the novels published by the newspaper Kokumin Shinbun and the historical novel ‘Zenigata Heiji Torimonokö’ which appeared serially in the newspaper. He was also active as a designer of bijinga. (The Female Image: 20th Century Prints of Japanese Beauties. Hotei Publishing, 2000).