Toriyama Sekien: A Pioneer of Yōkai Illustration and Ukiyo-e Innovation Name: Toriyama Sekien (also known as Sano Toyofusa) Born: 1712, Tokyo, Japan Died: 1788 Origin: AllPaintingsStore Early Life and Artistic Training Sekien was born into a family of high-ranking servants to the Tokugawa Shogunate, affording him access to elite artistic training. He received instruction from prominent artists of the Kanō school, Kanō…