She was born in Kyoto in 1906. She studied Nihon-ga under Uemuura Schoen and Nishiyama Sosho. Her favourite subject was “Ohara-me” (a female vendor). She is the daughter of the talented bijin-ga artist Nakamuar Daizaburo. She has done a series of prints showing children playing and one showing beautiful women playing traditional instruments (kota, shamisen, drum).