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previous round: https://www.behindthename.com/bb/game/5558853

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This Round: Okuhara Seiko (奥原 晴湖) (1837–1913)

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Okuhara Seiko was a Literati artist in Japan. Seiko was born as the fourth daughter of a high-ranking samurai and renowned for their success as a painter, Seiko resided primarily in Edo-Tokyo, a political and social center of her time. Although the Koga domain had legal restrictions that prevented women from leaving Koga, Seiko bypassed these restrictions by getting adopted by their aunt in the neighboring Sekiyado Domain.

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Seiko is notable for their established and well-recognized career during the Meiji period, as well as their reputation within the primarily male literati school. Early in their career, they changed their name from Setsuko to the gender-neutral Seiko. Their work has been characterized as "masculine" in both painting and calligraphy. Seiko was also noted for wearing masculine clothing and short hair, deliberately eschewing a feminine persona. They omitted the feminine character ‘joshi’ in their signature.

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Notably, research about female painters in East Asia during the 19th and 20th century is lacking. Historians have suggested that this is not due to a dearth in practicing female artists, which began to be more widely accepted in the 18th century, among the daughters of the gentry. Although women were celebrated as authors and poets, paintings by female artists may have been characterized by Japanese historians as effeminate.

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Choose your favourite Okuhara Seiko (奥原 晴湖) woodblock print

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1) Blue Bird on a branch

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2) Crow on a Willow Branch

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3) Heron and Willow

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4) Moon and Cherry Blossoms

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5) Moorhens and Misty Reeds

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6) Sparrow

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7) Woodpecker and Cherry Tree

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8)

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THE NEXT GENERATION

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- Optional second middle name initial is the letter “S”

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Links are optional

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1) Child six, a son
- His first name contains the letter “Z”
- His middle name is ”light” (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/tag/light)

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2) Child four, a son
- His first name and middle name are after famous baseball players (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/tag/baseball_players)

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3) Child two, a daughter
- Her first name contains the letter “U”
- Her middle name is a gemstone or has a gemstone in it’s meaning (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/tag/gemstones)

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4) A child of your choice, a daughter
- Her first and middle name are Genshin Impact characters (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/tag/genshin_impact_characters)

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5) Child three, a son
- His first name is of a ballerino (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/tag/ballerinos)
- His middle name ends in the letter “O”

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6) A child of your choice, a son
- His first name is a Sailor Moon character (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/tag/sailor_moon_characters)
- His middle name is the name of a famous figure skater (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/tag/figure_skaters)

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7) Child one, a daughter
- Her first name is after a female boxer (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/tag/boxers)
- Her middle name is Asturian (https://www.behindthename.com/submit/names/gender/feminine/usage/asturian)

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8) Child five, a daughter
- Her first name is a The Legend of Zelda character (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/tag/the_legend_of_zelda_characterso)
- Her middle name contains the letter “O”, but doesn’t start with it

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formerly Belphoebe

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I am in the mood
to dissolve
in the sky.
- Virginia Woolf

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