"Daughter Miyuki" 1914 Depicts Akizuki Miyuki, the heroine of the joruri drama, "Sho-utsushi Asagao-banashi". Sensing someone approaching while she gazes at a paper fan received from the one she adores, Miyuki glances behind her, hurriedly hiding the fan in her sleeve. This masterpiece by Shoen Uemura from the Taisho period (1912-1926) beautifully captures the heroine's charming, innocent look. < Next > Uemura Shoen: Born in Kyoto in 1875. Winning many prizes early in her career, she was already known as an up-and-coming female artist in the 1880s. She submitted works to the Bunten Exhibition from the first such exhibition in 1907. Her work consisted primarily of scenes of Kyoto, and she was inspired by classical Japanese literature. After her mother died in 1934, she began to use simple lines and clear colors to portray women with an inner depth. In 1948, she was the first female artist to be awarded the Order of Cultural Merit. Copyright of all the pictures in this Web site belongs to the artists or the Adachi Museum of Art