. ▁Mary ▁Cass att ' s ▁paint ings ▁were ▁significantly ▁inspired ▁by ▁Japanese ▁works ▁of ▁art , ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁her ▁paint ings ▁were ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁them es . ▁Hy de ▁also ▁studied ▁with ▁Emil ▁Car ls en , ▁an ▁American ▁painter , ▁and ▁Kan ō ▁Tom on ob u , ▁the ▁final ▁master ▁painter ▁at ▁the ▁famous ▁Kan ō ▁school ▁of ▁Japanese ▁painting . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁Hy de ▁had ▁returned ▁to ▁California ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁sketch ▁li ken esses ▁of ▁Ch in at own ▁women ▁and ▁children . ▁Through ▁her ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁Sk etch ▁Club , ▁Hy de ▁met ▁and ▁became ▁friends ▁with ▁Joseph ine ▁Hy de . ▁T ogether ▁they ▁attempted ▁color ▁et ch ings , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁the ▁two ▁Hy de ▁women ▁settled ▁in ▁Japan ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁country ' s ▁painting ▁techniques . ▁ ▁While ▁Joseph ine ▁Hy de ▁returned ▁to ▁America , ▁Helen ▁Hy de ▁continued ▁her ▁study ▁in ▁Japan ▁in ▁color ▁wood block ▁printing . ▁In ▁Japan , ▁Helen ▁Hy de ▁learned ▁the ▁Japanese ▁wood block ▁printing ▁techniques ▁from ▁master s ▁such ▁as ▁Emil ▁Or lik , ▁a ▁European ▁living ▁in ▁Japan . ▁Hy de ▁res ided ▁in ▁Japan ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁through ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁and ▁ref ined ▁color ▁wood block ▁printing ▁to ▁a ▁fine ▁art . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁Hy de ▁also ▁tra ve led ▁extens ively ▁to ▁China , ▁India , ▁and ▁Mexico .