Background
Yukoku Noguchi was born in Edo (now Tokyo) in 1825. He was bereaved of his father, who was a carpenter, when he was still young.
Yukoku Noguchi was born in Edo (now Tokyo) in 1825. He was bereaved of his father, who was a carpenter, when he was still young.
Yukoku Noguchi learned painting to support his mother.
A disciple of Chinzan Tsubaki, an artist of the South School of China, he was especially good at painting flowers and birds.