Background
Kumashiro Yuhi was born in Nagasaki in a family of translators.
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Kumashiro Yuhi
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Kumashiro Yuhi studied painting from a Chinese artist named Shen Nan-p'in, who was very particular about the pupils he took. He took Kumashiro Yuhi under his wing because of the youth’s modesty and enthusiasm.
Career
Kumashiro Yuhi made a name for himself as the most important of Shen Nan-p'in's pupils, and the leading figure of the Nagasaki school, which introduced Chinese and Western painting techniques to Kyoto and Edo. Kumashiro Yūhi’s fame as a painter spread so much that he had about 1000 pupils. He excelled in color paintings of animals and birds and of pictures of tigers and bamboo in black and white.
Personality
Kumashiro Yuhi was a man of strong character, generous and open-hearted and not afraid of poverty.
