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…His childhood name was Fudotaro, later Mokichi. His other names were Ushizato, Kusajiruan, and Imozenko. He moved to Tokyo around 1880, and while working, he studied Western-style painting at Honda Kinkichirō's art school, Shōgidō, and later studied Japanese painting on his own. …

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…幼名不動太郎のち茂吉。別号牛里，草汁庵，芋銭子など。1880年ころ上京，働きながら，本多錦吉郎の画塾彰技堂で洋画を学び，のち日本画を独修した。…

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