Seiko Okuhara

Seiko Okuhara

1837 1913

Japanese painter (1837-1913)

Okuhara Seiko was a Literati artist in Japan in the late 19th century. She became a leading artist in Japan founding an art school and displaying her art throughout the country. In 1891, at the age of fifty-five, Seiko decided to retire to a country village. The paintings created by Seiko following her retirement are highly regarded and considered to be some of her finest work.

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