1867:YOSHIHIKO ITO IS BORN IN KYOTO. HE DEVELOPS A LOVE FOR PAINTING AS A CHILD, AND STUDIES UNDER SORITSU TAMURA IN KYOTO.
1888: AT 21 YEARS OLD, ITO GRADUATES FROM KYOTO PREFECTURAL SCHOOL OF PAINTING. UPON GRADUATION, ITO TRAVELS TO TOKYO WHERE HE WORKS FOR A SHORT TIME WITH SHOTARO KOYAMA. AFTER THIS, ITO ENROLLS IN THE HARADA NAOJIRO SCHOOL, THE SHOBIKAN.
1892: ITO, AGE 25, RETURNS TO KYOTO AND TAKES AN ACTIVE PART IN THE KYOTO ART WORLD. ITO HELPS TO ORGANIZE THE KANSAI ART ACADEMY AND, LATER ON, BECOMES ITS DIRECTOR. HIS PAINTINGS AT THE FIRST BUNTEN RECEIVE SPECIAL AND FAVOURABLE RECOGNITION. ITO IS A COMPETENT PAINTER WHO COMBINES WESTERN AND TRADITIONAL SENSIBILITES TO PRODUCE BEAUTIFUL PAINTINGS THAT EXPLORE MOOD AND ENVIRONMENT WITH AN IMPRESSIONISTIC POINT OF VIEW.
