Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi was an artist active during the period 1800-1867. The verifiable record of their artistic production consists primarily of prints, reflecting a focus on historical narratives, military scenes, and genre studies of contemporary urban life.

Fifteen Tsukioka Yoshitoshi prints are represented in major institutional collections worldwide, establishing the artist's presence in prominent international museums. These institutions include the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago.

The documented output encompasses historical works such as Hideyoshi and His Troops Leaving Nagoya Camp (Mashiba Hideyoshi kō nagoya jin saki te no shoshō kuridashi no zu) and the individual portrait Kurahashi Densuke Kiyohara Takeyuki. The artist also contributed to series focused on daily life, specifically the series "Twenty-Four Hours in Shinbashi and Yanagibashi," which includes the specific entries Twenty-Four Hours at Shinbashi/Yanagibashi: 12 Noon. and Four PM. Other single works held in collections include Horse and Rider. Due to their status in established museum archives, many of these historically significant images are now available as public domain resources, allowing the proliferation of high-quality prints for study and preservation.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Works in Collection

Gamo Sadahide's Servant, Toki Motosada, Hurling a Demon King to the Ground at Mount Inahana, from the series "New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts (Shinkei sanjuroku kaisen)"

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Kezori Kuemon

Onoe Kikugorō V as the Hag of Asajigahara

The Actor Onoe Kikugoro V as the Priest Sogen (Yuki: Iwakura Sogen Onoe Baiko), from the series "Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka no uchi)"

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Musashibo Benkei in the play "The Subscription List (Kanjincho)"

Murasaki Shikibu at Ishiyamadera Temple, based on the print “The Moon at Ishiyama,” from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi: Ishiyama no tsuki)