Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Japanese, 1839-1892

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi is widely recognized as the last great master of the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock printing and painting. He is also regarded as one of the form's greatest innovators. His career spanned two eras – the last years of Edo period Japan, and the first years of modern Japan following the Meiji Restoration.

Like many Japanese, Yoshitoshi was interested in new things from the rest of the world, but over time he became increasingly concerned with the loss of many aspects of traditional Japanese culture, among them traditional woodblock printing.

By the end of his career, Yoshitoshi was in an almost single-handed struggle against time and technology. As he worked on in the old manner, Japan was adopting Western mass reproduction methods like photography and lithography. Nonetheless, in a Japan that was turning away from its own past, he almost singlehandedly managed to push the traditional Japanese woodblock print to a new level, before it effectively died with him.

His reputation has only continued to grow, both in the West, and among younger Japanese, and he is now almost universally recognized as the greatest Japanese artist of his era.

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The Girl Saku Rescuing a Baby from the River

The Girl Saku Rescuing a Baby from the River (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Great Battle at Sekigahara

The Great Battle at Sekigahara (1868)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Great Conference on the Conquest of Korea

The Great Conference on the Conquest of Korea (1882)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Greedy Old Woman with a Box of Demons

The Greedy Old Woman with a Box of Demons (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Lonely House on Adachi Moor in Northern Japan

The Lonely House on Adachi Moor in Northern Japan (1885)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Loyal Wife Koto Recognizes Her Long-Lost Husband as a Rickshaw Driver

The Loyal Wife Koto Recognizes Her Long-Lost Husband as a Rickshaw Driver (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Marui Restaurant at Reiganjima

The Marui Restaurant at Reiganjima (1878)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Murder of Shin, the Teacher’s Daughter, in Honjo

The Murder of Shin, the Teacher’s Daughter, in Honjo (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Old Warrior Tomobayashi Rokurō Mitsuhira

The Old Warrior Tomobayashi Rokurō Mitsuhira (1888)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Osaka Youth Who Regained His Speech after His Father’s Death

The Osaka Youth Who Regained His Speech after His Father’s Death (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Patrolman Matsui Yasumichi Prevents a Double Suicide

The Patrolman Matsui Yasumichi Prevents a Double Suicide (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Plasterer Toyokichi Murdering His Mistress Oei and Her Family

The Plasterer Toyokichi Murdering His Mistress Oei and Her Family (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Policeman Aizawa Ihei Rescues a Young Girl from Drowning

The Policeman Aizawa Ihei Rescues a Young Girl from Drowning (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Powerful Thief Kobayashi Masashichi Fighting Policemen

The Powerful Thief Kobayashi Masashichi Fighting Policemen (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Priest Daijin Murders Umegae

The Priest Daijin Murders Umegae (1886)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Prostitute Osai of Shiogama Rescuing a Tokyo Merchant from Gamblers

The Prostitute Osai of Shiogama Rescuing a Tokyo Merchant from Gamblers (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Pupils of Uji Jōetsu Practicing Fencing

The Pupils of Uji Jōetsu Practicing Fencing (1864)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Saga Incident

The Saga Incident (1876)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Siege and Submergence of Takamatsu Castle

The Siege and Submergence of Takamatsu Castle (1867)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Story of Okoma of Shirokiya

The Story of Okoma of Shirokiya (1886)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Story of Priest Nittō at Emmeiin

The Story of Priest Nittō at Emmeiin (1885)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Story of Tamiya Bōtarō

The Story of Tamiya Bōtarō (1886)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Story of the Courtesan Jigokudayū and Priest Ikkyū

The Story of the Courtesan Jigokudayū and Priest Ikkyū (1886)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Suicide of Two Foreign Clerks

The Suicide of Two Foreign Clerks (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Suigetsurō Restaurant in Unemechō

The Suigetsurō Restaurant in Unemechō (1871)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Temple Page Shiragikumaru Wrestling a Green Demon

The Temple Page Shiragikumaru Wrestling a Green Demon (1866)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Tokugawa Princess Yōhime

The Tokugawa Princess Yōhime (1887)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The War at Kagoshima

The War at Kagoshima (1877)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigō of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat

The Wicked Thoughts of the Priest Raigō of Miidera Transform Him into a Rat (1891)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Widow Fuku Giving Birth on the Way to Court for Arraignment for Theft

The Widow Fuku Giving Birth on the Way to Court for Arraignment for Theft (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

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