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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Shizu Peak moon (Shizugatake no tsuki)

Shizu Peak moon (Shizugatake no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Streetwalker by moonlight

Streetwalker by moonlight (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Sumiyoshi full moon (Sumiyoshi no meigetsu)

Sumiyoshi full moon (Sumiyoshi no meigetsu) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Suzaku Gate moon (Suzakumon no tsuki)

Suzaku Gate moon (Suzakumon no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Takakura moon (Takakura no tsuki

Takakura moon (Takakura no tsuki (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Courtesan Takao

The Courtesan Takao (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The cry of the fox (Konkai)

The cry of the fox (Konkai) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Gion District (Gionmachi)

The Gion District (Gionmachi) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The moon and the abandoned old woman (Obasute no tsuki)

The moon and the abandoned old woman (Obasute no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Moon and the helm of a boat (Daro no tsuki)

The Moon and the helm of a boat (Daro no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The moon at high tide (Ideshio no tsuki)

The moon at high tide (Ideshio no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The moon of Ogurusu in Yamashiro (Yamashiro Ogurusu no tsuki)

The moon of Ogurusu in Yamashiro (Yamashiro Ogurusu no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Moon of the Milky Way (Ginga no tsuki)

The Moon of the Milky Way (Ginga no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The moon of the moor (Harano no tsuki)

The moon of the moor (Harano no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Moon through a crumbling window (Haso no tsuki)

The Moon through a crumbling window (Haso no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The moon’s four strings (Tsuki no yotsu no o)

The moon’s four strings (Tsuki no yotsu no o) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The moon’s invention (Tsuki no hatsumei)

The moon’s invention (Tsuki no hatsumei) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The moon’s inner vision (Shinkan no tsuki)

The moon’s inner vision (Shinkan no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The village of the Shi clan on a moonlit night (Shikason tsukiyo)

The village of the Shi clan on a moonlit night (Shikason tsukiyo) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Yugao chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji yugao maki)

The Yugao chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji yugao maki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Theater-district dawn moon (Shibaimachi no akatsuki)

Theater-district dawn moon (Shibaimachi no akatsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Tsuki no Hyakushi – Title page

Tsuki no Hyakushi – Title page (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Tsunenobu and the demon

Tsunenobu and the demon (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Uesugi Kenshin watching geese in the moonlight

Uesugi Kenshin watching geese in the moonlight (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Woman watching the shadow of a pine branch cast by the Moon

Woman watching the shadow of a pine branch cast by the Moon (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

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