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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Looking Observant; The Appearance of a Kyoto Waitress of the Meiji Era

Looking Observant; The Appearance of a Kyoto Waitress of the Meiji Era (1888)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Looking Shy; The Manners of a Young Girl of the Meiji Era

Looking Shy; The Manners of a Young Girl of the Meiji Era (1888)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Looking Weighed Down; The Manner of a Waitress at Fukagawa in the Tenpō Era

Looking Weighed Down; The Manner of a Waitress at Fukagawa in the Tenpō Era (1888)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Lord Mashiba Subjugates Korea

Lord Mashiba Subjugates Korea (1852)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Lord Sadanobu Threatens a Demon in the Palace at Night

Lord Sadanobu Threatens a Demon in the Palace at Night (1889)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Lord Sadanobu with a Demon behind a Screen

Lord Sadanobu with a Demon behind a Screen (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Maebara Ikkaku Holding a Sword

Maebara Ikkaku Holding a Sword (1878)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Maisaka

Maisaka (1863)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Man Driven Mad by Priests Hired to Pray for His Recovery

Man Driven Mad by Priests Hired to Pray for His Recovery (1879)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Masaki Taizen Tokiyoshi

Masaki Taizen Tokiyoshi (1868)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Masaoka, a Wet Nurse to the Date Clan, Holding Her Murdered Child

Masaoka, a Wet Nurse to the Date Clan, Holding Her Murdered Child (1881)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Mashiba Hisayoshi, the Tairyō, in Lightening

Mashiba Hisayoshi, the Tairyō, in Lightening (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Mashira no Denji Drinking from a Dipper

Mashira no Denji Drinking from a Dipper (1866)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Matsugae Sekinosuke Glowering at a Rat

Matsugae Sekinosuke Glowering at a Rat (1866)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Matsumoto Ai Using Judo to Drive Away Four Would-be Rapists

Matsumoto Ai Using Judo to Drive Away Four Would-be Rapists (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Metal for Tooth Blackening

Metal for Tooth Blackening (1878)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Michi no Omi no Mikoto following a crow to the enemy’s lair

Michi no Omi no Mikoto following a crow to the enemy’s lair (1880)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Miki Toyokichi Educating Himself and Fellow Prisoners

Miki Toyokichi Educating Himself and Fellow Prisoners (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Minamoto no Tametomo with a Bow

Minamoto no Tametomo with a Bow (1878)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Minamoto no Ushiwakamaru Battling with the Brigand Kumasaka Chōhan

Minamoto no Ushiwakamaru Battling with the Brigand Kumasaka Chōhan (1883)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Minamoto no Yorimitsu Cuts at the Earth Spider

Minamoto no Yorimitsu Cuts at the Earth Spider (1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Minamoto no Yoshitsune Rescuing Kenrei Mon’in during the Battle of Dannoura

Minamoto no Yoshitsune Rescuing Kenrei Mon’in during the Battle of Dannoura (1889)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Minamoto Yorimasa Preparing to Commit Suicide

Minamoto Yorimasa Preparing to Commit Suicide (1883)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Minamoto Yorimitsu Ason Watching a Spider

Minamoto Yorimitsu Ason Watching a Spider (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Minamoto Yoshimitsu Instructing Toyohara Tokiaki in Music

Minamoto Yoshimitsu Instructing Toyohara Tokiaki in Music (1879)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Mist; The Actor Ichikawa Sadanji as Hoshikage Tsuchiemon

Mist; The Actor Ichikawa Sadanji as Hoshikage Tsuchiemon (1876)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Miyamoto Hanako Chastening a Drunkard

Miyamoto Hanako Chastening a Drunkard (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Miyamoto Musashi Slashing a Bat

Miyamoto Musashi Slashing a Bat (1867)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Miyamoto Musashi Slashing a Tengu

Miyamoto Musashi Slashing a Tengu (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Miyoshiya Shunzan and Iwami Jūtarō

Miyoshiya Shunzan and Iwami Jūtarō (circa 1867-1868)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

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