Background
Gengendo II was the eldest son of the first generation. He was born in 1837 in the family of Yasuori Matsumoto. Gengendo II was commonly called Yataro.
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also known as
Yataro, Ryokuzan
Education
Gengendo II learned the art of copper-plate print pictures from his father. He could write one thousand Chinese ideographs on a space as small as a postage stamp.
Career
After the Restoration of 1868, he made paper money, postage stamps, etc., at the request of the Imperial Government. His series of prints depicting sights in Tokyo was well received.
