Biography Shima, Seien (1892 - 1970)

Shima Seien was born in Osaka, the daughter of the painter Shima Eikichi. She studied Japanese-style painting with Kitano Tsunetomi. Already at age 21 she exhibited with the Bunten. She mainly made bijin-ga, both paintings and woodblock prints, and she remained active until the year of her death.



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