Kajiwara Hisako was a ''[[Nihonga]] [[bijinga]]'' painter of the Taishô and Shôwa eras, known as one of the most prominent women painters of [[Kyoto]].
Kajiwara Hisako was a ''[[Nihonga]] [[bijinga]]'' painter of the Taishô and Shôwa eras, known as one of the most prominent women painters of [[Kyoto]].
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Hisako was the daughter of a wealthy saké brewer, and grew up in Kyoto. After graduating from the Kyoto Prefectural Second Girls' High School, and gaining an interest in painting, and in ''[[waka]]'', she studied painting under [[Kikuchi Keigetsu]]; Hisako and her fellow students [[Otani Chigusa|Ôtani Chigusa]] and [[Wake Shunko|Wake Shunkô]] were together known as the "three accomplished ladies"<ref>三閨秀 (''san keishû'')</ref of Keigetsu's studio.
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Hisako was the daughter of a wealthy saké brewer, and grew up in Kyoto. After graduating from the Kyoto Prefectural Second Girls' High School, and gaining an interest in painting, and in ''[[waka]]'', she studied painting under [[Kikuchi Keigetsu]]; Hisako and her fellow students [[Otani Chigusa|Ôtani Chigusa]] and [[Wake Shunko|Wake Shunkô]] were together known as the "three accomplished ladies"<ref>三閨秀 (''san keishû'')</ref> of Keigetsu's studio.
For a time, she resisted getting married, seeing this as an impediment to her artistic career.
For a time, she resisted getting married, seeing this as an impediment to her artistic career.