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*''Born: [[1840]]''
*''Died: 1926''
*''Other Names'': 滝野 ''(Takino)''
*''Japanese'': 跡見花蹊 ''(Atomi Kakei)''
Atomi Kakei was a [[Meiji period]] educator, scholar of Sino-Japanese studies, and [[Maruyama school]] painter, known for her works decorating the [[Sakura (city)|Sakura]] [[Hotta mansion|mansion]] of [[Hotta Masatomo]].
Born in [[Settsu province]] in [[1840]], she helped at her father's ''[[juku]]'' before moving to Kyoto, where she opened her own ''juku'', teaching painting, calligraphy, and poetry. She then moved to Tokyo in [[1870]], and in [[1875]] opened a general school for girls known as the Atomi School.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site at Hotta mansion, Sakura, Chiba.
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Women]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]