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The son of a shijo-style painter and former samurai, Hashiguchi (Kiyoshi) Goyo was a pioneering Shin Hanga artist, nihonga and yōga-style painter, and graphic illustrator born in Kagoshima Prefecture in

Hashiguchi first began studying kanō-style painting techniques at the age of ten and was soon encouraged by his father to study Japanese-style painting under the Hashimoto Gahō in Tokyo.

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However, Hashiguchi soon shifted focus to study Western-style painting under Kuroda Seiki at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts, graduating in

Upon completing his studies, Hashiguchi began doing graphic illustrations for author Natsume Soseki's novel I Am a Cat. It was soon followed by additional designs for the authors Futabatei Shimei, Uchida Roan, Morita Sohei, Tanizaki Jun'ichiro, Nagai Kafu, and Izumi Kyoka.

In conjunction with novel illustrations and cover design, Hashiguchi continued to work in oils. He won recognition for several paintings displayed at the first Bunten exhibition in Goyo Hashiguchi - 17 artworks - printmaking - LEF