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.

Show 30 50 70

The Woman Kansuke Slaying an Assailant with a Sword

The Woman Kansuke Slaying an Assailant with a Sword (1866)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Wrestler Konjin Chōgorō Throwing a Devil

The Wrestler Konjin Chōgorō Throwing a Devil (1866)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Wrestler Onogawa Kisaburō Blowing Smoke at a One-Eyed Monster

The Wrestler Onogawa Kisaburō Blowing Smoke at a One-Eyed Monster (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Title page

Title page (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Tōbōsaku, Miura Yoshiaki the Tax Collector, and Urashima Tarō Drinking Wine

Tōbōsaku, Miura Yoshiaki the Tax Collector, and Urashima Tarō Drinking Wine (1873)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Toki Daishirō Fighting the Demon

Toki Daishirō Fighting the Demon (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Tokugawa Iemitsu Receiving Lords in Audience

Tokugawa Iemitsu Receiving Lords in Audience (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Tokugawa Ietsuga Playing at Archery

Tokugawa Ietsuga Playing at Archery (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Entrance to a Palace

Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Entrance to a Palace (1876)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Tokugawa Ieyasu Examining the Head of Kimura Shigenari at the Battle of Osaka Castle

Tokugawa Ieyasu Examining the Head of Kimura Shigenari at the Battle of Osaka Castle (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi Visiting Nikkō Shrine on the Thirtieth Anniversary of Iemitsu’s Death

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi Visiting Nikkō Shrine on the Thirtieth Anniversary of Iemitsu’s Death (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Tomoe Gozen, Wife of Kiso Yoshinaka, Defeating Uchida Saburō

Tomoe Gozen, Wife of Kiso Yoshinaka, Defeating Uchida Saburō (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Torii Suneemon Katsutaka Standing by a Moat

Torii Suneemon Katsutaka Standing by a Moat (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Toriyama Shūsaku Terutada Capturing a Pheasant with a Bow

Toriyama Shūsaku Terutada Capturing a Pheasant with a Bow (1866)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Toshima Tomiyo Who Stayed with Her Leper Husband, Tomozō

Toshima Tomiyo Who Stayed with Her Leper Husband, Tomozō (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Triplets Born to a Farmer and His Wife

Triplets Born to a Farmer and His Wife (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Tsuki no Kishi Ikina

Tsuki no Kishi Ikina (1885)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Tsukushima Masamori Fighting Kyōsokabe Yatarō

Tsukushima Masamori Fighting Kyōsokabe Yatarō (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Two Heroes Fighting atop Hōryūkaku

Two Heroes Fighting atop Hōryūkaku (1885)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Two Women of Nojiri Who were Robbed, Tied to Trees, and Eaten by Wolves

Two Women of Nojiri Who were Robbed, Tied to Trees, and Eaten by Wolves (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Uesugi Kenshin Nyūdō Terutora Riding into Battle

Uesugi Kenshin Nyūdō Terutora Riding into Battle (1883)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Urashima Tarō Returning on the Turtle

Urashima Tarō Returning on the Turtle (1882)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Ushiwakamaru at Gojō Bridge

Ushiwakamaru at Gojō Bridge (1882)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Wadatsu Ryūō Tarō Masatatsu with Dragon and Assailant

Wadatsu Ryūō Tarō Masatatsu with Dragon and Assailant (1866)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Wanting to Meet Someone; A Courtesan of the Kaei Period (1848-1853)

Wanting to Meet Someone; A Courtesan of the Kaei Period (1848-1853) (1888)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Warrior on Skull; Kintoki Overpowering a Demon

Warrior on Skull; Kintoki Overpowering a Demon (1868)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Watanabe Genji Tsuna on a Horse in the Rain

Watanabe Genji Tsuna on a Horse in the Rain (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Wife of Sangorō Scalds Her Husband’s Face with Boiling Water

Wife of Sangorō Scalds Her Husband’s Face with Boiling Water (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Woman Putting Out a Light

Woman Putting Out a Light (circa 1885)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Wood for the Plum Tree

Wood for the Plum Tree (1878)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Artvee.com 2024 All Rights Reserved