Hanging scroll painting ‘Old pine trees by the sea’

Imao Keinen (1845-1924) was born in Kyoto. He studied under ukiyoe artists Umekawa Tokyo and Suzuki Hyakunen. He became a commissioed professor at the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting in 1888. He won and was awarded many prizes in domestic and international expositions for his outstanding talent in flower and bird painting. He was a major figure in Kyoto art world, inheriting the tradition of the Shijo School. He devoted himself to the training of future generations.