Kinoshita Seigai, born in Ina City, Nagano Prefecture 1887, began to study painting at 12.

Unexpectedly, one of his painting friends fell ill with typhoid fever, so he voluntarily stayed behind to take care of him until he ran out of money and could not return.

[1] Kinoshita Shizua's paintings, such as "Huasu Cliff," "After the Rain in Tamsui," and "New High Mountain," etc.

[3] Taiwanese painters he influenced include Tan Teng-pho, Li Mei-shu, Lee Shih-chiao, etc.

[4] He also organized a painting club in Tamsui, recruiting powerful local people to join the membership, paying membership fees regularly, and giving his paintings to members by lottery every month, which was very important to the development of Tamsui art.

[2] In 1946, due to the forced repatriation policy of Japanese overseas Chinese, Kinoshita returned to Japan and left many of his drawings and books to Cai Yunyan, a private school student.

[1] After returning to Japan, he lived in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū, and mostly taught amateur painters or produced works ordered by customers.

When they wanted to exhibit Kinoshita Seigai's paintings in 2006, they collected relevant information from Cai Yunyan and his family.