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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Ōmori Hikoshichi Meets a Demon on the Road

Ōmori Hikoshichi Meets a Demon on the Road (1889)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

One Hundred Aspects of the Moon

One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Oniwaka and Carp; Taira no Koremochi and the Demon

Oniwaka and Carp; Taira no Koremochi and the Demon (1868)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Oniwakamaru Observing the Great Carp in the Pond

Oniwakamaru Observing the Great Carp in the Pond (1889)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Oniwakamaru Observing the Great Carp in the Pond

Oniwakamaru Observing the Great Carp in the Pond (1889)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Onoe Kikugorō V in the Role of the Witch of Adachigahara

Onoe Kikugorō V in the Role of the Witch of Adachigahara (1890)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Ota Yazaemon and His Son Fusajirō Sever and Exchange Fingers before the Son Departs for War

Ota Yazaemon and His Son Fusajirō Sever and Exchange Fingers before the Son Departs for War (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Ōtomo no Kanemura Fighting the Usurper Ōtodo Matori

Ōtomo no Kanemura Fighting the Usurper Ōtodo Matori (1880)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Ōtomo no Sadehiko Leaving Sayohime to Invade Korea

Ōtomo no Sadehiko Leaving Sayohime to Invade Korea (1879)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Ōya Tarō Mitsukune Watching Skeletons

Ōya Tarō Mitsukune Watching Skeletons (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Police Arresting the Geisha Oharu and Okin for Injuring an Old Man While Galloping on Horseback

Police Arresting the Geisha Oharu and Okin for Injuring an Old Man While Galloping on Horseback (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Portraits of the generations of the Tokugawa clan

Portraits of the generations of the Tokugawa clan (1878)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Preparatory Drawing for an Illustration of the Book; Mirror of Famous Japanese Generals

Preparatory Drawing for an Illustration of the Book; Mirror of Famous Japanese Generals (1882)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Preparing to Take a Stroll; The Wife of a Nobleman of the Meiji Period

Preparing to Take a Stroll; The Wife of a Nobleman of the Meiji Period (1888)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Pulling Pine Shoots on the Day of the Rat

Pulling Pine Shoots on the Day of the Rat (1882)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Raccoon Dog Protects Its Cubs from Attack by a Dog

Raccoon Dog Protects Its Cubs from Attack by a Dog (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Sagami Jirō and Taira no Masakado Attacking an Opponent on Horseback

Sagami Jirō and Taira no Masakado Attacking an Opponent on Horseback (1883)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Saginoike Heikurō Fishing

Saginoike Heikurō Fishing (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Sahyōenosuke Minamoto no Yoritomo Attacking an Enemy on Horseback

Sahyōenosuke Minamoto no Yoritomo Attacking an Enemy on Horseback (1886)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Saitō Oniwakamaru on a Carp

Saitō Oniwakamaru on a Carp (1873)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Sakai Kyūzō Hurling a Spear

Sakai Kyūzō Hurling a Spear (1868)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Sakanoue no Karitamaro Drawing His Bow

Sakanoue no Karitamaro Drawing His Bow (1880)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Sakanoue Tamuramaro in Rain of Arrows

Sakanoue Tamuramaro in Rain of Arrows (1876)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Samanosuke Mitsutoshi with Fox Fires

Samanosuke Mitsutoshi with Fox Fires (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Sangoku Tarō Kneeling before Demon and Warrior

Sangoku Tarō Kneeling before Demon and Warrior (1866)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Sano Jirōzaemon Murdering a Courtesan

Sano Jirōzaemon Murdering a Courtesan (1886)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Satomi Jirotarō Yoshinari Inspecting a Head Carried by a Dog

Satomi Jirotarō Yoshinari Inspecting a Head Carried by a Dog (1867)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Second Month; Tei of Shinbashi by a Plum Tree at Umeyashiki

Second Month; Tei of Shinbashi by a Plum Tree at Umeyashiki (1880)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Seigen and Sakurahime; Angel with Two Children

Seigen and Sakurahime; Angel with Two Children (1868)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Senkanja Ushiwakasaburō Yoshitora Riding on a Feather

Senkanja Ushiwakasaburō Yoshitora Riding on a Feather (1867)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

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