Takahashi Yuichi (1828-1894) was born to a samurai class household in Edo. He is not
Takahashi Yuichi (1828-1894) was born to a samurai class household in Edo. He is noted for his work in developing the yōga (Western-style) art movement in late 19-century. He obtained a position in the arts department at the Bansho Shirabesho, the Tokugawa shogunate’s research institute in western learning, where he studied under Kawakami Togai, and began experimentation with oil painting. After the Meiji Restoration, despite his largely self-taught credentials, he was appointed a professor of art at the the Technical Fine Arts School. In 1879, Takahashi was recommended by the National Assembly to become a court painter, and was allowed to paint a portrait of Emperor Meiji. His best-known work is a still life of a salmon, -- source link
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