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Born in Edo, he was commonly called Masanosuke Tai.
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Masanosuke Tai
Modeling after the paintings of Yosai Kikuchi, he developed his own style by self-study. At first he painted posters, then lacquer pictures to decorate rickshaws and pictures on ceramics. Also drew illustrations and cartoons for newspapers and magazines and made color prints. When the Japan Art Institute was created (1898), he became a member and displayed his genre pictures at its exhibitions.
Career
Modeling after the paintings of Yosai Kikuchi, he developed his own style by self-study. At first he painted posters, then lacquer pictures to decorate rickshaws and pictures on ceramics. Also drew illustrations and cartoons for newspapers and magazines and made color prints. When the Japan Art Institute was created (1898), he became a member and displayed his genre pictures at its exhibitions. His Sannö Matsuri, picture of festival in Edo, won prize at the Sixth Education Ministry Art Exhibition. Köka Yamamura, noted artist, was one of his disciples.
