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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Dawn moon of the Shinto rites (Shinji no zangetsu)

Dawn moon of the Shinto rites (Shinji no zangetsu) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Does the cuckoo too announce its name from above the clouds

Does the cuckoo too announce its name from above the clouds (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Faith in the third-day moon (Shinko no mikazuki)

Faith in the third-day moon (Shinko no mikazuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Farmers celebrating the autumn moon

Farmers celebrating the autumn moon (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Fukami Jikyu challenges the Moon

Fukami Jikyu challenges the Moon (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Gen’i viewing the Moon from his castle

Gen’i viewing the Moon from his castle (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Gojo Bridge moon (Gojobashi no tsuki)

Gojo Bridge moon (Gojobashi no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Gravemarker moon (Sotoba no tsuki)

Gravemarker moon (Sotoba no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Hazy-night moon (Oboroyo no tsuki)

Hazy-night moon (Oboroyo no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Hidetsugu in exile

Hidetsugu in exile (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Horin temple moon (Horinji no tsuki)

Horin temple moon (Horinji no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Huai River Moon – Wu Zixu (Waisui no tsuki – Goshisho)

Huai River Moon – Wu Zixu (Waisui no tsuki – Goshisho) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

In the moonlight under the trees a beautiful woman comes (Getsumei rinka bijin majiru)

In the moonlight under the trees a beautiful woman comes (Getsumei rinka bijin majiru) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Inaba Mountain moon (Inabayama no tsuki)

Inaba Mountain moon (Inabayama no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Inamura Promontory moon at daybreak (Inamurgasaki no akebono no tsuki)

Inamura Promontory moon at daybreak (Inamurgasaki no akebono no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Ishiyama moon (Ishiyama no tsuki)

Ishiyama moon (Ishiyama no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Itsukushima moon (Itsukushima no tsuki)

Itsukushima moon (Itsukushima no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Joganden moon (Joganden no tsuki)

Joganden moon (Joganden no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Katada Bay moon (Katadaura no tsuki)

Katada Bay moon (Katadaura no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Kazan temple moon (Kazanji no tsuki)

Kazan temple moon (Kazanji no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Kintō picks a plum branch in the moonlight

Kintō picks a plum branch in the moonlight (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Kitayama moon (Kitayama no tsuki)

Kitayama moon (Kitayama no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Lady Chiyo and the broken water bucket

Lady Chiyo and the broken water bucket (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Lady Gosechi (Gosechi no myobu)

Lady Gosechi (Gosechi no myobu) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Lunacy – unrolling letters (Tsuki no monogurui – fumihiroge)

Lunacy – unrolling letters (Tsuki no monogurui – fumihiroge) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Michizane composes a poem by moonlight

Michizane composes a poem by moonlight (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Monkey-music moon (Sarugaku no tsuki)

Monkey-music moon (Sarugaku no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Moon above the Sea at Daimotsu Bay; Benkei (Daimotsu kaijô no tsuki – Benkei)

Moon above the Sea at Daimotsu Bay; Benkei (Daimotsu kaijô no tsuki – Benkei) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Moon and Smoke (Enchû no tsuki)

Moon and Smoke (Enchû no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Moon at the Yamaki Mansion (Yamaki yakata no tsuki)

Moon at the Yamaki Mansion (Yamaki yakata no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

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