Yamanaka Kodo 山中古洞

山中古洞 Yamanaka Kodo (1869-1945) Yamanaka Kodō was a Japanese-style painter, ukiyo-e artist, and illustrator who was active from the Meiji era through the early Shōwa era. While drawing on traditional ukiyo-e techniques, he made significant contributions to the development of illustration (publishing art) in modern newspapers and magazines. He became a disciple of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi known as the“last great ukiyo-e artist”and studied painting under him.