One print of “Yousou Kafu” (Western floral illustrations). Western flora and fauna paintings by. Year of publication: 1931. Print Size : 37.5×25cm(14.7×9.8 inch) Mount size : 48 ×35 cm(18.9 × 13.8 inch). There is a stain on the mount and faint foxing on the plate. He studied Japanese painting under Takeuchi Seiho and Western painting under Asai Chu. While winning numerous awards as a Japanese-style painter He innovated Japanese painting by adopting Western techniques. He also taught at art schools and worked as an art educator. Rakuzan was born in Kyoto. When he was young, he studied under Takeuchi Seiho, a pioneer of modern Japanese painting and a representative painter of Kyoto painting. This item is not new. Please refer to the description-of-item columns and the pictures.