4th Generation SEIFU Yohei / 4代 清風与平
1872-1946
Seifū Yohei IV , the second son of Seifū Yohei III (1851-1914).
He studied literati-style painting under Tanomura Shōsai (1845-1909), a son of Tanomura Chokunyū, in Osaka for three years.
In 1914, he succeeded to the head of the family and produced works mostly in his father’s style. He won a number of prizes including the Golden Prize at the Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco in 1916 and the exhibitions of the Japan Art Association in 1916 and 1918. He produced several works for members of the Imperial family. After the World War II, he and his family lost most of their fortune due to the Switchover to the New-Yen in 1946.