Artist

Takeuchi Seihō

1864–1942 · born in Kyoto · died in Yugawara

Takeuchi Seihō was born in Kyoto and became one of the leading painters of Japan in the early 1900s. He studied Western painting during trips to Europe and mixed it with Japanese styles. He is known for animals, such as his famous 'Tabby Cat'. He died in 1942.