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Seihô's father died in 1892, and Seihô's sister Koto took over the restaurant; when she died in 1905, Kiuchi Koma took over running the restaurant. His daughter Tei (b. 1882 to Koma, the maid) married Seihô's pupil Nishiyama Suishô in 1916.

Seihô's father died in 1892, and Seihô's sister Koto took over the restaurant; when she died in 1905, Kiuchi Koma took over running the restaurant. His daughter Tei (b. 1882 to Koma, the maid) married Seihô's pupil Nishiyama Suishô in 1916.

Seihô made his first and only trip to Europe in [[1900]]-[[1901]]. While there, he tried his hand at [[yoga|oil painting]], and developed a fondness in particular for the works of JMW Turner and Barbizon school painter Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot.

Seihô made his first and only trip to Europe in [[1900]]-[[1901]], in conjunction with the [[Exposition Universelle (1900)|Exposition Universelle]] in Paris. While there, he tried his hand at [[yoga|oil painting]], and developed a fondness in particular for the works of JMW Turner and Barbizon school painter Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. He is known to have visited the zoo at Antwerp, later producing realistic paintings of lions, among other animals, and to have seen a number of works by Rubens, among other artists, at European churches.<ref>Gallery label, "Dead Crane," Metropolitan Museum of Art.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15182652241/sizes/l]</ref>

After his return, he focused for a time on the production of ''[[byobu|byôbu]]'' (folding screen) paintings aimed at commercial sale, in order to help fund the purchase of instructional materials for his teaching practice. Continuing his relationship with Takashimaya, and active involvement in Kyoto's art world, he produced designs for two textile pieces which ended up winning Takashimaya first prize at the [[1903]] [[Fifth Domestic Exposition]] in [[Osaka]]. These were an embroidered wall hanging depiction a lion, and a design of Mt. Fuji which accompanied works by [[Tsuji Kako|Tsuji Kakô]] and [[Yamamoto Shunkyo|Yamamoto Shunkyô]] depicting, respectively, a scene in Switzerland, and Niagara Falls, as a "views of scenes around the world" triptych. The three artists were later commissioned by Takashimaya to produce another triptych on the same theme; this one included one of Seihô's most famous works, "Moon over Venice," depicting the Grand Canal in Venice in a style reminiscent of JMW Turner, but employing traditional Japanese ink painting media. The ''yûzen'' pieces based on these designs were shown at the [[Japan-British Exhibition]] in London in [[1910]].

After his return, he focused for a time on the production of ''[[byobu|byôbu]]'' (folding screen) paintings aimed at commercial sale, in order to help fund the purchase of instructional materials for his teaching practice. Continuing his relationship with Takashimaya, and active involvement in Kyoto's art world, he produced designs for two textile pieces which ended up winning Takashimaya first prize at the [[1903]] [[Fifth Domestic Exposition]] in [[Osaka]]. These were an embroidered wall hanging depiction a lion, and a design of Mt. Fuji which accompanied works by [[Tsuji Kako|Tsuji Kakô]] and [[Yamamoto Shunkyo|Yamamoto Shunkyô]] depicting, respectively, a scene in Switzerland, and Niagara Falls, as a "views of scenes around the world" triptych. The three artists were later commissioned by Takashimaya to produce another triptych on the same theme; this one included one of Seihô's most famous works, "Moon over Venice," depicting the Grand Canal in Venice in a style reminiscent of JMW Turner, but employing traditional Japanese ink painting media. The ''yûzen'' pieces based on these designs were shown at the [[Japan-British Exhibition]] in London in [[1910]].