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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi - The Battle of Nagashino; View of the death of Yamagata Saburōhei Masakage
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

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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Chang’e flees to the Moon (Joga hongetsu tsuki)

Chang’e flees to the Moon (Joga hongetsu tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)
The Actor Kawarasaki Gonjūrō for a Fire Troupe

The Actor Kawarasaki Gonjūrō for a Fire Troupe (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)
Lady Gosechi (Gosechi no myobu)

Lady Gosechi (Gosechi no myobu) (1885-1892)

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)
Suzaku Gate moon (Suzakumon no tsuki)

Suzaku Gate moon (Suzakumon no tsuki) (1885-1892)

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)
Leizhen (Raishin) and the Wind and Thunder Gods

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

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)
Disappointed Bride; Kono Flees Upon Discovering That the Ugly Bridegroom Is Not Whom She Promised to Marry

Disappointed Bride; Kono Flees Upon Discovering That the Ugly Bridegroom Is Not Whom She Promised to Marry (1879)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)
Akazome Emon viewing the Moon from her palace chambers

Akazome Emon viewing the Moon from her palace chambers (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)
Yoshida Chūzaemon Fujiwara Kanesuke

Yoshida Chūzaemon Fujiwara Kanesuke (1868)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)
A New Selection of Strange Events; Taira No Kiyomori Seeing Skulls in the Snowy Garden

A New Selection of Strange Events; Taira No Kiyomori Seeing Skulls in the Snowy Garden (1882)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon

One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)
Wanting to Meet Someone; A Courtesan of the Kaei Period (1848-1853)

Wanting to Meet Someone; A Courtesan of the Kaei Period (1848-1853) (1888)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)
Kazan temple moon (Kazanji no tsuki)

Kazan temple moon (Kazanji no tsuki) (1885-1892)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)
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