Takehisa Yumeji

Place: Setouchi

Born: 1884

Death: 1934

Biography:

Yumeji Takehisa was a Japanese poet and painter. He is known foremost for his Nihonga illustrations of bijin, beautiful women and girls, though he also produced a wide variety of works including book covers, serial newspaper illustrations, furoshiki, postcards, and patterned washi paper. He was born in Setouchi, Japan in 1884 and died in 1934.