Early Life and Training uemura shōen, known by her real name uemura tsune, was a pioneering artist in meiji, taishō, and early shōwa period japanese painting. Born on April 23, 1875, in Shimogyō Ward, Kyoto, she grew up in an all-female household after her father’s passing. Her mother’s tea shop attracted refined clientele for the art of japanese tea ceremony, exposing uemura to a cultured environment from an early age. At twelve year…