Background
Keishu Itaya was born in 1729, originally named Hiromasa.
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Keishu Itaya was born in 1729, originally named Hiromasa.
Keishu Itaya was a disciple of Hiromori Sumiyoshi.
Itaya Keishû was an official court painter to the Tokugawa shogunate, and served as paintings authenticator for the shogunate as well. He was the head of the Itaya school of painters, a branch group working in the style of the Sumiyoshi school.