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Biography of Yumeji Takehisa
Yumeji Takehisa
Japanese artist
Yumeji Takehisa | |
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Yumeji Takehisa during the Taishō era | |
| Born | Mojirō Takehisa 16 September Oku, Okayama, Japan |
| Died | 1 September () (aged&#;49) Ochiai, Nagano, Japan |
| Resting place | Zōshigaya Cemetery |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Known&#;for | painter, poet |
| Movement | Nihonga |
| Spouse | Tamaki Kishi &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 3 |
Yumeji Takehisa (Japanese: 竹久夢二, Hepburn: Takehisa Yumeji, born Mojirō Takehisa (竹久茂次郎, Takehisa Mojirō), 16 September &#;&#; 1 September ) 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.
Biography
Early life
Takehisa was born in the town of Oku, which has since been merged into the city