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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Isobayashi Taii on Horseback at Castle Gate with Falling Stones

Isobayashi Taii on Horseback at Castle Gate with Falling Stones (1886)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Izumibun Restaurant at Minami Nabechō

Izumibun Restaurant at Minami Nabechō (1871)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

January; Celebrating the New Year

January; Celebrating the New Year (1860s)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Jiang Wu (Shōbu) and the Elephant

Jiang Wu (Shōbu) and the Elephant (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Jiraiya Riding a Frog

Jiraiya Riding a Frog (1866)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Kanjirō Repels His Would-be Assassins

Kanjirō Repels His Would-be Assassins (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Karukaya Dōshin Refusing to Recognize Ishidōmaru

Karukaya Dōshin Refusing to Recognize Ishidōmaru (1881)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Katō Kazue no kami Kiyomasa Kneeling by a Banner

Katō Kazue no kami Kiyomasa Kneeling by a Banner (1878)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Kazamado Hanji in Light Rain

Kazamado Hanji in Light Rain (1866)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Kazuenokami Katō Kiyomasa Observing a Monkey with a Writing Brush

Kazuenokami Katō Kiyomasa Observing a Monkey with a Writing Brush (1883)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Kibi Daijin Seated at a Chinese Table

Kibi Daijin Seated at a Chinese Table (1881)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Kikuchi Takemitsu Standing by Cherry Tree

Kikuchi Takemitsu Standing by Cherry Tree (1878)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Kimura Shigenari Overcoming Attackers

Kimura Shigenari Overcoming Attackers (1881)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Kintarō Captures the Carp

Kintarō Captures the Carp (1881)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Kintarō Seizes the Carp

Kintarō Seizes the Carp (1885)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Kiso Komawakamaru Yoshinaka Conquering the Tengu

Kiso Komawakamaru Yoshinaka Conquering the Tengu (1866)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Kiyohime, Emerging from the Hidaka River, Turning into a Serpent

Kiyohime, Emerging from the Hidaka River, Turning into a Serpent (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Kobayakawa Takakage Debating with the Tengu on Mount Hiko

Kobayakawa Takakage Debating with the Tengu on Mount Hiko (1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Kodembō no Shōshichi, an Osaka Thief, Tormented by Ghosts

Kodembō no Shōshichi, an Osaka Thief, Tormented by Ghosts (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Kogakure no Kiritarō Saving Seiriki at Ōtawara

Kogakure no Kiritarō Saving Seiriki at Ōtawara (1884)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Konda Teihachirō Tadakazu and Makara Jūrōzaemon Naozumi Grappling by the Water

Konda Teihachirō Tadakazu and Makara Jūrōzaemon Naozumi Grappling by the Water (1866)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Kozō Kiritarō, Young Priest of the Tengus

Kozō Kiritarō, Young Priest of the Tengus (1866)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Kurahashi Densuke Kiyohara no Takeyuki Holding a Lantern

Kurahashi Densuke Kiyohara no Takeyuki Holding a Lantern (1868)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Kurokumo Ōji Attacked by a Giant Spider

Kurokumo Ōji Attacked by a Giant Spider (1867)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Kusunoki Masashige Reading to His Troops at the Temple Shitennōji

Kusunoki Masashige Reading to His Troops at the Temple Shitennōji (1878)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Kusunoki Tamonmaru Masayuki Surprising a Fox Ghost

Kusunoki Tamonmaru Masayuki Surprising a Fox Ghost (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Lady Ejima and the Actor Ikushima Shingorō

Lady Ejima and the Actor Ikushima Shingorō (1886)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Lady Kayō, Consort of Prince Hanzoku of India, Holding a Severed Head

Lady Kayō, Consort of Prince Hanzoku of India, Holding a Severed Head (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Lady Kido Suikōin

Lady Kido Suikōin (1887)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Leizhen (Raishin) and the Wind and Thunder Gods

Leizhen (Raishin) and the Wind and Thunder Gods (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

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