Kitagami Seigyû 北上聖牛 was born on Hokkaidô. In 1913 he went to Kyoto and entered the studio of Takeuchi Seihô (1864-1942). In 1916 he won a prize at the 10th Bunten, and he also won prizes at the Teiten and at other exhibitions. In the later part of his career he also had solo exhibitions. His main themes were kachôga (flower-and-bird paintings) and landscapes.
