Ayu — 鮎
by Kitagami Seigyu (1891 - 1970)

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	Artist:	Kitagami Seigyu (1891 - 1970) — 北上聖牛
	Title:	Ayu — 鮎
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	circa 1940-1970
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Self
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Self
	Medium (first edition):	Scroll/Makuri roll
	Medium (this edition):	Scroll/Makuri roll
	Format (first edition):	Long scroll
	Format (this edition):	Long scroll
	DB artwork code:	47834
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	Notes (this edition)?:
	Artist Bio:	Kitagami Seigyû was born on Hokkaidô. In 1913 he went to Kyoto and entered the studio of Takeuchi Seihô (1864-1942). In 1916 he won a prize at the 10th Bunten, and he also won prizes at the Teiten and at other exhibitions. In the later part of his career he also had solo exhibitions. His main themes were kachôga (flower-and-bird paintings) and landscapes. 略歴： 師・竹内栖鳳 明治24年北海道函館生れ。 本名利一郎。別号北山・池龍・利一　 叔父は日本画家北上峻山。 文展・帝展に入選多数。 昭和45年79才没。