奥原晴湖 Okuhara Seiko (1837-1913) Japanese antique art kakejiku kakemono wall hanging scroll / Kingfisher and Lotus with Box RA374 shojo 9" / 21cm x 14

9" / 21cm x 14

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奥原晴湖 Okuhara Seiko (1837-1913) Japanese antique art kakejiku kakemono wall hanging scroll / Kingfisher and Lotus with Box RA374 shojo 9" / 21cm x 14Description Okuhara Seiko (1837 1913) Japanese antique art kakejiku kakemono wall hanging scroll Kingfisher and Lotus with Box RA374 Okuhara Seiko (1837 1913)A female nanga artist of the Meiji era. At first, she studied painting under Hirata Suiseki (1796 1869), later studied Ming and Qing painting in Edo, and became a private admirer of Zheng Banqiao (Zheng Xie). She painted with a manly and vigorous style, and her popularity was split in two with