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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Group of Blind Masseurs in Niigata Injured by a Speeding Rickshaw

Group of Blind Masseurs in Niigata Injured by a Speeding Rickshaw (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Guards Subdue the Prisoner Yoshizō after His Attempted Jailbreak

Guards Subdue the Prisoner Yoshizō after His Attempted Jailbreak (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Guden Toku Revives after His Funeral and Terrifies a Group of Gamblers

Guden Toku Revives after His Funeral and Terrifies a Group of Gamblers (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Hachimantarō Yoshiie at Nakoso Barrier

Hachimantarō Yoshiie at Nakoso Barrier (1876)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Hakoōmaru Kneeling by a Short Sword

Hakoōmaru Kneeling by a Short Sword (1878)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Hanai Oume Killing Minekichi

Hanai Oume Killing Minekichi (1877)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Hashiba Chikuzen no Kami Hideyoshi Cutting a Melon

Hashiba Chikuzen no Kami Hideyoshi Cutting a Melon (1887)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Hatchōtsubute Kiheiji’s Wife Yatsushiro with a Dog

Hatchōtsubute Kiheiji’s Wife Yatsushiro with a Dog (1866)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Heads of Two Foxes Decapitated for Too Much Merrymaking

Heads of Two Foxes Decapitated for Too Much Merrymaking (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Heroes of the Novel Suikoden

Heroes of the Novel Suikoden (1868)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Heroes of the Shimazu Clan

Heroes of the Shimazu Clan (1877)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Hida no Tatewaki Wearing a Red Wig

Hida no Tatewaki Wearing a Red Wig (1868)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Hino Kumawaka Leaping from Bamboo

Hino Kumawaka Leaping from Bamboo (1878)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Hino Kumawakamaru and the Priest Calling Back the Boat

Hino Kumawakamaru and the Priest Calling Back the Boat (1885)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Hōjō Takatoki, Lord of Sagami, Warding Off Tengu with His Fan

Hōjō Takatoki, Lord of Sagami, Warding Off Tengu with His Fan (1883)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Hōjō Tokimasa of Tōtōmi Praying to Benzaiten

Hōjō Tokimasa of Tōtōmi Praying to Benzaiten (1883)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Horibe Yahei Minamoto Kanemaru

Horibe Yahei Minamoto Kanemaru (1868)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Horii Tsuneemon Crucified

Horii Tsuneemon Crucified (1868)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

I No Hayata Kills the Nue at the Imperial Palace

I No Hayata Kills the Nue at the Imperial Palace (1890)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

I Want to Go Abroad

I Want to Go Abroad (circa 1878-1879)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

I Want to Show You the Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom

I Want to Show You the Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom (1878)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Akamatsu Manyū Ume no Shirahata

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Akamatsu Manyū Ume no Shirahata (1879)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Masashibō Benkei in Kanjinchō

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Masashibō Benkei in Kanjinchō (1890)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Musashibō Benkei in Kanjinchō

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Musashibō Benkei in Kanjinchō (1887)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Ichimura Kakitsu Holding an Inscribed Fan

Ichimura Kakitsu Holding an Inscribed Fan (1862)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Iga no Tsubone with Tengu, the Spirit of Fujiwara no Nakanari

Iga no Tsubone with Tengu, the Spirit of Fujiwara no Nakanari (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Imamurasaki, a Prostitute of the Kinpei Daikoku House

Imamurasaki, a Prostitute of the Kinpei Daikoku House (1887)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Imayō Dance Performed at the Kimpeirō House in the Yoshiwara District

Imayō Dance Performed at the Kimpeirō House in the Yoshiwara District (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

In a Fit of Jealousy Arai Tōkichi Hurls a Rock at Ohana

In a Fit of Jealousy Arai Tōkichi Hurls a Rock at Ohana (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori Killing a Boar

Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori Killing a Boar (1866)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

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