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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Art

Japanese, 1839-1892
Born in Edo in 1839, Yoshitoshi became a student of noted woodblock artist Kuniyoshi in 1850, at the age of eleven. His first print, a triptych of a historical naval battle, was issued just three years later. After Kuniyoshi's death in 1861, Yoshitoshi earned his living designing prints of kabuki actors. The 1860s were a time of increasing political unrest in Japan. A witness to the Battle of Ueno, a massacre of the shogun's supporters by imperial forces in 1868, Yoshitoshi's bloody battle prints during this period reflect the violence and upheaval of the time. Yoshitoshi experienced some commercial success in the late 1860s, earning popularity designing prints for newspapers, but in 1871 he fell into a deep depression, living in poverty and unable to work. The year 1873 marked a rebirth for Yoshitoshi, as he emerged from his illness and began using a new go or artist name: Taiso, which means great resurrection. The following decades would see the production of his greatest work. Considered his masterwork, Yoshitoshi's series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon was published from 1885-1892. These quiet and reflective prints, beautifully composed and drawn, feature subjects from traditional Japanese and Chinese history and legend, rendered with great sensitivity and emotion. Yoshitoshi's other important series from this period include New Forms of Thirty-six Ghosts and Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners. Sadly, Yoshitoshi's mental illness returned, and he was hospitalized in 1891. He continued to work intermittently, but died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1892 at the age of fifty-three. Yoshitoshi was the most influential woodblock print artist of Meiji era Japan. His prints shimmer with energy and bring to life the tales of ancient Japan: the downfall of the once mighty, untouchable beauty, military conquests, and slices of everyday life. A consummate draftsman and imaginative designer, Yoshitoshi brought creativity, emotion, and elegance to images that continue to resonate with audiences today.
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Artist: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, Mt Otawa Moon - Bright God Tamura
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, Mt Otawa Moon - Bright God Tamura

One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, Mt Otawa Moon - Bright God Tamura

By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Located in Soquel, CA

"Mount Otawa Moon: Bright God Tamura" - Woodblock on Paper by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi From the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon" This piece depicts the general Sakanoe no Tamura...

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1880s Edo Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Art

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Paper, Ink, Woodcut

"Thirsty: the appearance of a town geisha in the Ansei era" - Woodblock on Paper
"Thirsty: the appearance of a town geisha in the Ansei era" - Woodblock on Paper

"Thirsty: the appearance of a town geisha in the Ansei era" - Woodblock on Paper

By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Located in Soquel, CA

"Thirsty: the appearance of a town geisha in the Ansei era" - Woodblock on Paper From the series "Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners" (Fuzoku sanjuniso) Lively woodblock of a...

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1880s Edo Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Art

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Paper, Ink, Woodcut

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi -- Nagazashi Gonji on the water’s edge
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi -- Nagazashi Gonji on the water’s edge

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi -- Nagazashi Gonji on the water’s edge

By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Located in BRUCE, ACT

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Nagazashi Gonji on the water’s edge  from Biographies of Modern Men (Kinsei kyôgiden) 1865 Oban size Seal: Kiri Signature: Kaisai Yoshitoshi hitsu Nagazaki Gonji...

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1860s Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Art

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Woodcut

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi -- Looks Slovenly', Mannerisms of a Kyoto Geisha
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi -- Looks Slovenly', Mannerisms of a Kyoto Geisha

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi -- Looks Slovenly', Mannerisms of a Kyoto Geisha

By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Located in BRUCE, ACT

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Looks Slovenly', Mannerisms of a Kyoto Geisha from the Kansei Period from Thirty-Two Daily Scenes (風俗三十二相), 1888 Woodblock print Oban The image depicts a geisha...

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1880s Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Art

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Woodcut

Yoshitoshi: Taira no Koremochi Vanquishing the Demon of Mount Togakushi
Yoshitoshi: Taira no Koremochi Vanquishing the Demon of Mount Togakushi

Yoshitoshi: Taira no Koremochi Vanquishing the Demon of Mount Togakushi

By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Located in BRUCE, ACT

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Taira no Koremochi Vanquishing the Demon of Mount Togakushi From Series: “New Forms of Thirty-six Ghosts” 「新形三十六怪撰」 「平惟茂戸隠山に悪鬼を退治す図」 C. 1890 Size: Oban Ex...

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1890s Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Art

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Woodcut

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi -- Kasagawa Higezo Subduing an Ox
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi -- Kasagawa Higezo Subduing an Ox

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi -- Kasagawa Higezo Subduing an Ox

By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Located in BRUCE, ACT

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Kasagawa Higezo - 笠川髭蔵. from the series KINSEI KYOGIDEN - “Hero Biographies of the Modern Era“ (近世侠義傳) Original woodblock print , published 1865, 10th month Oban ...

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1960s Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Art

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Woodcut

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