Hashimoto Gaho
born in Edo (present-day Tokyo) in 1835. His father, who was also a
painter, died when Hashimoto was 13. In 1882, Hashimoto's work at an
exhibition organized by the Meiji government received recognition from
Okakura Tenshin and Ernest Francisco Fenollosa. Later, when the Tokyo
School of Arts was founded, Hashimoto was appointed professor of
Japanese painting there. Hashimoto pioneered a new style of Japanese
painting, which incorporated elements of Western painting into
traditional painting techniques, and became a major figure in Japanese
painting circles during the Meiji Period (1868-1912). He died in 1908
