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yoshitoshi.bsky.social
@yoshitoshi.bsky.social
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Fan account for Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, widely recognized as the last great master of the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock printing and painting.
1839-1892
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Moon over Musashi Plain https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127904/
one sheet; seated wolf with its head bending over its back, with a very long, thin snout; wolf is seated at water's edge, with a reflection in LRC; full moon, ULQ
November 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Matsubara Tachū https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127973/
ink drawing with pale peach highlights; head and upper body of a man on the diagonal, holding sword to left with both hands; man wears a white headband
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Iwami Jūtarō Kanesuke https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127797/
three separate sheets; night scene with dark tree trunks and foliage; man at right with hair in a ponytail, wearing a black and brown striped jacket and patterned skirt with medallions with red centers and green and brown arcs; man looks through trees at scene of demons hovering over a topless reclining young woman on a green and red table; large bamboo with white fur and red face, with open mouth, wearing grey and yellow patterned robe at left, accompanied by other demons
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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‘Panther Head’ Lin Chong Kills Officer Lu Outside the Mountain Temple https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127895/
two separate sheets/vertical; man in foreground wearing light blue tunic with purple and gold flowers and black trim, white pants and black boots, holding a bloody sword; slain man behind first man, lying in snow, with a red staff punctured into his body, wearing a brown blouse and white pants; large mountain peak in background; falling snow; fire at center left
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Amaterasu Ōmikami appearing from the cave https://www.wikiart.org/en/tsukioka-yoshitoshi/amaterasu-ōmikami-appearing-from-the-cave
Amaterasu Ōmikami appearing from the cave
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Moon of Kintoki's Mountain https://collections.artsmia.org/art/132741/
red-skinned chubby child watching a monkey and rabbit wrestling
November 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Story of Shiraito of the Hashimotoya https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127907/
two separate sheets; woman at left wearing grey and blue striped kimono with red garment underneath and holding a folded cloth in her mouth, looking over her PR shoulder; woman at right wearing black hood and garments, looking at a man in blue stripes; another woman holding up a drunk man behind first woman; woman in grey and purple stripes at left edge of right image
November 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Actor Nakamura Shikan IV https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127760/
male figure with head to R in triangular cartouche, framed with wreath; yellow glass wind chime with paper hanging from wreath; bamboo in lower background; white robe with dark blue swirls
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Torii Matasuke https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127738/
male figure looking L, holding sword in teeth; black streaks in foreground partially obscuring figure's body and bushy black hair Related to the play Kagamiyama gonichi no Iwafuji加賀見山再岩藤, performed at the Ichimura Theater in the 3rd month of 1860.
November 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Prologue https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127742/
female figure in red robe with white flowers on ground before male figure in black robes with white designs; both figures at the foot of stone stairs and stone wall Actors Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Kō no Moronao (R) and Onoe Kikugorō IV as Kaoyo-gozen (L). Related to the play Kanadehon Chūshingura 仮名手本忠臣蔵, performed at the Nakamura Theater in the 4th month of 1860.
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Picture of the Hell Courtesan’s Enlightment https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127967/
seated woman wearing headdress with yellow bird and white kimono with pattern of figures on back, lined with red print; burning yellow and black lantern at left; grey ground with pale silhouettes of large and small skeletons
November 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Ichikawa Danjūrō IX https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127970/
three separate sheets; portrait of a scowling man with long face and bulging eyes, wearing a small black cap with braided white tie, black garment with gold characters, and undergarment of lavender with large predominately green, red and yellow floral medallions; man holds his PR arm out to his side, holding a green scroll in his hand; four white pompons on the front of his garment; dark blue ground Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Benkei in the play Kanjinchō. Poem by Keikaen Keika.
November 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Kintarō Snaring a Giant Carp https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127892/
two sheet configured vertically; red-skinned chubby nude figure clinging onto the back of a very large fish, which is diving down beneath water surface; turtle, LRQ; woman with long flowing hair wearing a white blouse with predominately dark blue pattern and light blue skirt with her PL hand up to her brow, on the rocky shoreline at top
November 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Appearing Delicious, Behavior of a Prostitute of the Kaei Era https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127941/
woman seated by a railing outdoors with moon in ULC, looking over her PR shoulder, with her PL hand on her chin, holding a piece of shrimp tempura in a chopstick in her PR hand; blue and white patterned plate with tempura and blue and white cup in LRC; woman wears grey, white and blue striped kimono and pink obi No. 17 on the table of contents
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Yoshi tomigoro https://www.wikiart.org/en/tsukioka-yoshitoshi/yoshi-tomigoro
Yoshi tomigoro
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Minamoto Yorimitsu (Raikō) and His Retainers Attacking the Earth Spider (Tsuchigumo) https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127972/
three sheets of thin paper joined together; black ink with touches of red and blue-grey; large spider with very large eyes, looking up, in LLC; diagonal lines extend through picture plane from LLC (spider web?); figure at right on stomach slides between lines; man with flowered pants holding a flaming torch at top center, striding toward spider; jumping man in ULC; rocky landscape in background at center and right; figures in URC peering over rocky peak; blank rectangular cartouche, URC
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Picture of the Earth Spider Monster Mentally Tormenting Sakata Kintoki and Others During the Night Guard in the Chambers of Minamoto Yorimitsu in the Fall of 976 https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127913/
two separate sheets; man lying on his stomach with his upper body on a low table; man wears grey kimono with white patterns; man's hairy leg emerging from kimono; sword, LLC; woman at top of right image at center of spider web, in profile from right, wearing brown kimono with white circles and green dots in floral pattern; grey ground
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Picture of the Heike Clan Sinking and Perishing at Sea https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127733/
three separate sheets; saturated color; underwater scene; figure at L riddled with arrows and blood standing in front of large brown rock, wielding sword; figure at C sinking in water, with arrows in body, sinking toward crabs at bottom; family in robes at R seated on rock, looking on; figure in foreground with swords, bloody, charging to L This is the earliest known work by Yoshitoshi, published when he was just 14 years old. Three years earlier he had entered the studio of Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798–1861), at that time one of the leading print designers in Japan, especially sought after for his prints of warriors. It is therefore not a surprise that Yoshitoshi’s debut would also be a warrior subject. What is unusual is that this debut was a full-size triptych, instead of a smaller-sized print, which was common for young artists. The motif is the defeat of the Heike (Taira) clan in the Battle of Dan-no-ura, a decisive sea battle fought in 1185. The image captures the drowning of the leading Heike members, with Tomomori (1152–1185)—who tied himself to an anchor once he saw defeat was unavoidable—in the center.
November 11, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Clam Digging https://collections.artsmia.org/art/128007/
many women, men and children on beach at right, some standing and some digging in sand with their hands and staffs; boat in foreground at left, with a man carrying a woman in blue piggyback out of boat; more boats in middle ground near horizon line; low mountains at right; mounted on foamcore board with grey silk edging
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Picture of the Soga Brothers Killing Ten Men https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127773/
assembled triptych; male figure at C with wide stance, brandishing a sword, facing L; figure at R wearing armor, ducking, holding white cloak with silver foliage behind him; another male figure at LL falling to the ground, with sword up in air; fight scene in background with heavy rain; purple curtain with white flowers at top
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Moon of the Pleasure Quarters, from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/173788
Ōban. Night scene with full moon upper center left, blossoms falling from trees, woman in foreground wearing light and dark purple wrap. Kuruwa means "pleasure quarters." This is number 24 in the series. Condition: Stable.
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Jade Rabbit: Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/173659
In this captivating print from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon" by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Sun Wukong, the legendary Monkey King, is depicted leaping energetically with his red staff, echoing themes from traditional Chinese folklore. The mystical "Jade Rabbit" is portrayed amidst a pale lunar backdrop, showcasing Yoshitoshi's mastery in combining dynamic motion with atmospheric compositions.
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Courtesans Readying for the Evening Activities https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/148732
"Courtesans Readying for the Evening Activities," by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, beautifully captures a serene interior where two women prepare elegantly amidst traditional Japanese decor. Celebrated for his innovative use of color and dramatic expression, Yoshitoshi offers a glimpse into the Edo period's intricate social and cultural structures.
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Appearing Cute, Behavior of a Housewife since 1877 https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127950/
woman holding a baby against her chest with her kimono open in front; woman wears a grey, yellow and purple striped kimono with black trim; baby wears garment with blue and white abstract flower pattern, with red and pink floral trim No. 26 on the table of contents
November 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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The Summer Battle at Hakone https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127857/
three sheets joined together; drawing in black and red; battle scene on a sloping hillside, descending to a valley in LRC; standing man with a ponytail and headband, holding a staff behind his back, with his PL hand on his check, at left; many figures descending mountains in a stream to right of standing figure, with lunging man at left edge of center sheet; man on horse at center of middle sheet; figures descend to valley, with a battle with clouds of smoke This drawing is for a triptych that was never published. The initial sketch was executed with red ink, and then later Yoshitoshi drew over it with black. He authenticated this drawing by putting his seals in red at the left and right margins, suggesting that this particular one was important to him. The scene shows a group of men about to storm down a slope at Hakone in the summer of 1868. Lord Hayashi Tadataka (1848–1941) is in the center on horseback. He was the leader of guerilla fighters who fought against the imperial army in the Boshin War (1868–69). On the far left is Iba Hachirō (1844–1869), who was a member of the shogunal guard and one of the leading figures of the rebellion.
November 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM