Hata Tsuneharu (幡恒春 1883-1944) was born in Miyazu, Hyôgô Prefecture. His given name was Hata Harumichi. He was a pupil of Inano Toshitsune (1858-1907) and lived in Osaka. He began working at the Osaka Mainichi Shinbun newspaper in 1906, where he served as an illustrator for 16 years. He also produced illustrations for the novels of Murakami Noroku (1865-1944).
He participated to a set titled Hanshin meisho zue (Pictures of celebrated places in Osaka and Kobe which consists of thirty ôban-size views near or in Kobe and Osaka, plus a map in antique Japanese style showing the location of the scenes and a list of contents. it was produced by the publisher Kanao Tanejirô under his Bun'endô imprint He used five artists, all employed as illustrators by the Osaka "Asahi Shinbun" newspaper: Noda Kyûho (1879-1971), Akamatsu Rinsaku (1878-1953), Hata Tsuneharu (1883-1944), Mizushima Nihofu (1884-1958) and Nagai Hyosai (1882-1945). All the designs were carved by Okura Hanbei (?-.1925) and printed by Nishimura Kumakichi II, the latter working frequently with Bun'endô.
