Kume Keiichiro

In 1881, he attended the National Industrial Exhibition, which was primarily devoted to the economy, but also included paintings.

In pursuit of the goal, he began taking lessons from Fuji Masazō (藤 雅三, 1853–1916), who had studied in Europe.

In 1894, they founded an art school called the Tenshin-dōjō (天真道場; roughly, Heavenly Dojo), which numbered many famous artists among its graduates; notably Okada Saburōsuke.

They collaborated again in 1896 to help create the artists' association, Hakuba-kai (roughly; White Horse Club, a name that was chosen during a drinking party).

[2] Later, he travelled to the United States to work for the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition (1904) and the Panama–Pacific International Exposition (1915).