Okuhara Seiko
From QueerBio.com
Country
Japan
Birth - Death
1837 - 1913
Occupation
Artist
Description
Painter and poet. Notable for her calligraphy, and particularly the masculine style of stroke she used in her work, in contrast to most women's Japanese paintings which are considered effeminate. Opened a school to teach drawing and painting. Lifelong companion was Watanabe Seiran.
