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Biography
Kikyo    
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Names:
Hamanakaio Kikyo (see signature at left); Kikyo
   
Dates:
Active circa early 1820s
   
Seals:
An eboshi (court hat — see red seal below signature at left)

Comments:

Almost nothing is known about this artist. He designed a small number of bijin-ga featuring high-ranking courtesans circa 1822. The publisher for these prints was Senri.

No pupils have been confirmed.
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