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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Modern Gallants with Morning Glories

Modern Gallants with Morning Glories (1860)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Momotarō Scattering Beans

Momotarō Scattering Beans (1859)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Mōri Motonari Attacking Sue Harutaka at Itsukushima

Mōri Motonari Attacking Sue Harutaka at Itsukushima (1880)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Murai Chōan Killing His Younger Brother at the Crossroads

Murai Chōan Killing His Younger Brother at the Crossroads (1866)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Muraoka of the Konoe Clan Bound with Rope

Muraoka of the Konoe Clan Bound with Rope (1885)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Musashibō Benkei Battling with Young Ushiwaka on Gojō Bridge

Musashibō Benkei Battling with Young Ushiwaka on Gojō Bridge (1878)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Musashibō Benkei Fighting Nenoi Ōyata

Musashibō Benkei Fighting Nenoi Ōyata (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Mutsuki Suginosuke Norifusa with a Ghost

Mutsuki Suginosuke Norifusa with a Ghost (1867)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Nagayama Yaichi Ducking Bullets

Nagayama Yaichi Ducking Bullets (1878)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Nagazashi Gonji by a Lotus Pond

Nagazashi Gonji by a Lotus Pond (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Nakatomi Kamatari and Prince Ōe Killing the Usurper Iruka

Nakatomi Kamatari and Prince Ōe Killing the Usurper Iruka (1879)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Nakumura Shūkaku in Ichiwa Ichigon

Nakumura Shūkaku in Ichiwa Ichigon (1879)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Namakubi Rokuzō Watching a Head Fly through the Air

Namakubi Rokuzō Watching a Head Fly through the Air (1866)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Namekata Monya Throwing an Assailant to the Ground

Namekata Monya Throwing an Assailant to the Ground (1866)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Namikiri Jūzaborō with Drawn Sword

Namikiri Jūzaborō with Drawn Sword (1866)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Narihira and Nijō no Tsubone at the Fuji River

Narihira and Nijō no Tsubone at the Fuji River (1882)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

New Publication of Selected Insects

New Publication of Selected Insects (19th century)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Nichiren in Exile at Sado

Nichiren in Exile at Sado (1882)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Nikki Bennosuke with Umbrella

Nikki Bennosuke with Umbrella (1866)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Nikki Danjō Naonori Changing into a Rat

Nikki Danjō Naonori Changing into a Rat (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Nishigori Takekiyo Painting

Nishigori Takekiyo Painting (1887)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Nitta Shirō Tadatsune Entering a Cave with a Torch

Nitta Shirō Tadatsune Entering a Cave with a Torch (1886)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Nomi no Sukune Wrestling with Taima no Kehaya

Nomi no Sukune Wrestling with Taima no Kehaya (1885)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Oda Harunaga and a Page with a Lantern

Oda Harunaga and a Page with a Lantern (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Oda Udaijin Taira no Nobunaga in Flames at the Temple Honnōji

Oda Udaijin Taira no Nobunaga in Flames at the Temple Honnōji (1878)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Ōhara Takejirō Takematsu Subduing a Bald Demon

Ōhara Takejirō Takematsu Subduing a Bald Demon (1867)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Ōishi Kuranosuke Yoshitaka, Leader of the Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers

Ōishi Kuranosuke Yoshitaka, Leader of the Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers (1881)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Okame Laughing at the Shadow of a Mushroom

Okame Laughing at the Shadow of a Mushroom (1882)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Okiyo, Daughter of a Gardener in Mukōjima and a Foreigner

Okiyo, Daughter of a Gardener in Mukōjima and a Foreigner (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Ōkubo Hikozaemon Tadanori Rescuing Tokugawa Ieyasu

Ōkubo Hikozaemon Tadanori Rescuing Tokugawa Ieyasu (1881)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

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