Kume Keiichiro

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Kume Keiichiro (久米 桂一郎 Kume Keiichirō; September 11, 1866 - July 29, 1934) was a Japanese painter of Meiji to Shōwa periods. His father was Kume Kunitake, a historian.

Born in Hizen (today Saga), he studied abroad in Paris, learning techniques from Raphaël Collin. Back in Japan, he contributed to introducing Impressionism along with Kuroda Seiki. Later, he became a professor at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.