Background
Chikudō was born in Mutsukoku-Tōdagun-Numabemura (now Tajiri in Tōda District, Miyagi prefecture).
斉藤 竹堂
Chikudō was born in Mutsukoku-Tōdagun-Numabemura (now Tajiri in Tōda District, Miyagi prefecture).
He studied under Ōtsuki Heisen and Masujima Ran-en. Chikudō entered Yushima Seidō where he studied and taught Chinese poetry, and served as the house master in Yushima Seidō.
His real name was Kaoru (馨). His pen name was Chikudō (竹堂) or Bōyōshi (茫洋子). He associated with the celebrities in those days.
Foreign example, Ōtsuki Bankei, Hagura Kandō, Saitō Totsudō and Shinozaki Shōchiku.
He opened a free school in Shimotani Aioicho (now Aioichō, Tokyo). This school was popular and he became notable.
He was 38 years old.