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Taiso Yoshitoshi
The Ghost of Seigen Haunting Sakurahime
1889

Name: The Ghost of Seigen Haunting Sakurahime
Brand: Taiso Yoshitoshi
Rating: 5 (104 reviews)

Price:$1,266.78

$1,700List Price

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The Ghost of Seigen Haunting Sakurahime Color woodcut, May 1889 Signed: Yoshitoshi; seal: taiso, lower right (see photo) Plate 5 from the series "New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts" Publisher: Sasaki A very fine lifetime impression of the second state (bi-colored cartouche) (see photo) The murdered lover of courtesan Sakurahime appears in the smoke from her brazier Format: Oban Condition: Excellent Image size: 14 3/8 x 9 3/4 inches Reference: Beauty and Violence, Plate 6 Stevenson, "Ghosts", Plate 5 TAISO YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892) Taiso Yoshitoshi was born in the city of Edo (now Tokyo) just before Japan’s violent transformation from a medieval to a modern society. In the mid 19th century pressures from the United States and Europe brought an end to Japan’s two hundred years of self-imposed isolation. In 1868 a pivotal period began known as the Meiji Restoration. It was marked by the return of Imperial power, heightened militarism, a new constitution and industrial advancement, as well as social and political reform. In the midst of shifting values, woodblock print artists like Yoshitoshi struggled to create images that would satisfy the public’s changing tastes. During the Edo period (1600-1868) woodblock prints, or Ukiyo-e (literally “pictures of the floating world”), became one of the most popular and inexpensive visual art forms in Japan. Published in the cities, visitors bought them as souvenirs and gifts from markets and street peddlers and returned with them to remote villages. From the time the first monochrome prints were published in the 1600s, Ukiyo-e represented a unique collaboration between the publisher, the artists and the public. The rising or diminishing interests of the urban merchant class largely dictated the choice of subject matter in woodblock prints. Yoshitoshi’s confrontation with the savagery and violence of his times, especially early on in his career, was exorcised through a prolific and bloody series of prints depicting battling warriors, demons and murderers. Later in his career, however, Yoshitoshi’s work took on a distinctive stylistic change. By the 1880s, he was experimenting freely with western concepts of space, perspective and dissonant color combinations. His treatment of movement and facial features reflected a more studied and quiet observation of the human form and emotions. While continuing to choose native themes for his prints, Yoshitoshi’s approach to creating individualized portraits of townspeople, farmers, courtesans and warriors was innovative and groundbreaking. However, by the end of the Meiji Period (1868-1912), the increasing popularity of photography and lithography nearly eclipsed the public’s interest in woodblock prints. Yoshitoshi stood alone as the last great master of Ukiyo-e. Biography courtesy International Folk Art

Creator:
Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839-1892, Japanese)
Creation Year:
1889
Dimensions:
Height: 14.38 in (36.53 cm)Width: 9.75 in (24.77 cm)
Medium:
Woodcut
Period:
1880-1889
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Fairlawn, OH
Reference Number:
Seller: UK09001stDibs: LU14016487362

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