Japanese-style painter. Born in Akita. To Tokyo in 1888; studied many styles of Japanese and Chinese painting, finally creating his own rather eclectic manner. Taught at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts until he left with Okakura Tenshin, Hashimoto Gaho, Shimomura Kanzan, and Yokoyama Taikan to found the Nihon Bijutsuin. When Okakura retired from this group, Kogyo returned to the Tokyo School of Fine Arts. Member of the Nihon Bijutsuin and the Art Committee of the Imperial Household. Served as a war correspondent during the Russo-Japanese war, producing prints. His landscapes are delicately colored and in the Japanese style, yet show much Western influence.