Background
Koide was born in what is now the Shinsaibashi area of Chūō-ku Osaka.
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Koide was born in what is now the Shinsaibashi area of Chūō-ku Osaka.
Interested in art from childhood, he studied Nihonga in elementary and middle school.
In 1907, he applied to the western arts department of Tokyo School of Fine Art, but failed his entrance examinations, and was accepted into the Nihonga department instead. Although he was able to study under famed Nihonga painter Shimomura Kanzan, he was still drawn to oil painting. This painting is now recognized by the Agency of Cultural Affairs of the Japanese government as an Important Cultural Properties of Japan.
He received numerous commissions following these successes, and experimented with a variety of media, including painting on glass.
From 1921–1922, he travelled to France, and established his atelier in Osaka in 1924. (This studio is now preserved at the Ashiya City Art Museum).
In his later years, Koide was especially known for his nudes. He died in Ashiya, Hyōgo in 1931.