Takahashi Yuichi

1828～1894

He was a painter active in Meiji era. He studied under Togai Kawakami(川上冬崖). Then he studied a technique of oil painting under Wirgman. He opend a painting school named Tenkairo(天絵楼) in 1873. His major works are “花魁”(Oiran) and “鮭”(salmon).