Yoshiiku Ochiai

Japanese: 落合芳幾 - おちあいよしいく

1833-1904 Ukiyo-e artist from the late Edo to Meiji period.
Born in Tempō 4. He studied under Utagawa Kuniyoshi and was highly acclaimed alongside his fellow student Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. He participated in the launch of the Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun in 1872 and the Tokyo Eiri Shimbun in 1875, incorporating illustrations into the newspapers. He excelled in paintings of beautiful women and actors. He passed away on February 6, 1904. He was 72 years old. He was from Edo. He was commonly known as Ikujiro. His pen names were Ichiei (Keisai) and Asakaro.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

1833－1904　幕末-明治時代の浮世絵師。
天保(てんぽう)4年生まれ。歌川国芳にまなび,同門の月岡芳年(よしとし)とならび称された。明治5年「東京日日新聞」,8年「東京絵入新聞」の創刊に参加,新聞紙上に挿絵をとりいれた。美人風俗画や役者似顔絵などを得意とした。明治37年2月6日死去。72歳。江戸出身。通称は幾次郎。号は一恵(蕙)斎,朝霞楼。

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