Takahashi Yuichi | |
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 Takahashi Yuichi | |
| Born | March 20, 1826 Edo Japan |
| Died | July 6, 1894 (aged 68) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Known for | Painter, |
| Movement | Yōga |
Takahashi Yuichi (高橋 由一, The childhood name is Inosuke, and later Yunosuke. March 20, 1828 – July 6, 1894) was a Japanese painter, noted for his pioneering work in developing the yōga (Western-style) art movement in late 19th-century Japanese painting.There were many Japanese painters who tried Western painting and Western style painting in the modern age, but Yuichi is said to be the first "Western painter" in Japan who learned full-scale oil painting techniques and was active from the late Edo period to the middle of the Meiji era.