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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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Fujiwara no Yasumasa Playing His Flute in the Moonlight https://www.artic.edu/artworks/102619/
Frederick W. Gookin Collection
January 17, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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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
January 17, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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Top: Cheerful Foxes at the Mimeguri Shrine on the Banks of the Sumida River; Bottom: A famous jockey at Shōkonsha https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127876/
two images arranged vertically on one sheet; top image: seated man with one arm around a reclining woman, while a second woman pours a drink from a teapot into a bowl held in man's PR hand at center, with four foxes around figures; two foxes wear garments; stone shrine gate in ULQ; bottom image: grey and brown horses racing, with jockey on brown horse facing backwards, wearing red blouse, purple vest and white pants; jockey on grey horse being thrown; jockey in background falling from horse wears green and white striped pants, black vest and red blouse
January 17, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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Picture of Penance under the Waterfall at Mount Nachi https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127735/
unattached triptych; head and bound hands of male figure visible within the spray of a massive waterfall at C; rock face at L; two ethereal figures floating at UR; white pigment flecks According to legend, after the young samurai Endō Morito (1139–1203) mistakenly killed the object of his love, Kesa-gozen, he became a monk and took the name Mongaku. As a penance for his crime, he decided to stand for 21 days under the icy waterfall at Mount Nachi which, with an uninterrupted drop of over 400 feet, is the tallest in Japan. There he continuously recited incantations to the deity Fudō Myō-ō. After seven days he lost consciousness but was rescued by the deity’s child attendants, who helped him so he could complete his harsh task. Yoshitoshi originally designed only the center sheet, which, very dramatically, shows only Mongaku’s face and praying hands amid the water. Half a year later, the two flanking sheets were added to create a more panoramic view of the scene.
January 17, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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Railway Line at Takanawa (Takanawa tetsudō no zu) https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/318131
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of William S. Lieberman
January 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Momokawa Enkoku; Sun Wukong and Rasetsunyo https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127821/
one sheet; woman with long, blowing hair, wearing green skirt with round floral patterns in brown and dark green, and red underskirt, with a large blue and yellow hair ornament, creating a breeze with a yellow and red fan on which a grey monkey wearing a green blouse and light green pants and brown boots, upside down, with a yellow staff This print shows the Monkey King Sun Wukong fighting with Princess Iron Fan, as in another print nearby. But this series of prints is about more than just the Monkey King’s exploits—it’s about storytelling in general. Listening to professional storytellers was a popular form of entertainment in Japan in the 19th century. Each print in this series is devoted to a famous storyteller, in this case Momokawa Enkoku (1851–1922), who was just 17 when this print was published.
January 16, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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Picture of Ōmori Hikoshichi Encountering a Demon on his Path https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127960/
man wearing black and white cap, short blue kimono with white swirling patterns and red garment on top, wading through water; woman wearing white garment with multicolored floral medallions clinging to man's back; moon in sky at top center
January 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Picture of Kiyo-hime Assuming a Serpent Form at Hidaka River https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127966/
standing woman, slightly leaning forward, at the edge of water with small waves behind her and moon in sky, holding her loose hair in each hand in front of her shoulders; woman wears garment which is predominately patterned with purple and white triangles and starbursts in blue, green and gold, with red undergarment
January 16, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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The Sun Goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127874/
woman standing at right in profile from PL, with long bushy hair, wearing a pink robe and a beaded belt in green, yellow and brown; woman standing in the mouth of a cave, with view of figures outside including man at left wearing white and red; cloud of pink smoke behind figures outside cave
January 16, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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Complete View of a Courtesan House in Tokyo https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127838/
three separate sheets; overhead roofless view of a large building with many rooms; group of men and women dining with woman playing shamisen in LLC; another group of dingers in ULC with three women in elaborate colorful kimonos; man in yellow checked kimono at center accompanied by two women; male servant in blue checked kimono at right with a lantern and a low table with plates of food; two women and a man dining at top center
January 16, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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Abekawa kochi no adanami, no. 2 https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127917/
portrait of frowning man in rectangle in LRC, with brown lips, blue shading under jaw line and pink shading around eyes; man looks toward PR; man wears purple kimono with white geometric and leaf designs; grey ground; rectangular block of text at left with diagonal purple and red elements; red and green seals in URC and LLC
January 15, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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Delighted (Ureshiso), from the series "Thirty-two Aspects of Women (Fuzoku sanjuniso)" https://www.artic.edu/artworks/152844/
Margaret Gentles Fund
January 15, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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Appearing Graceful, Behavior of a High-Ranking Prostitute of the Tenpō Era https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127933/
woman slightly turned to PR, with elaborate gold hair ornaments with floral motifs, wearing kimono with bold patterns, with bold red and yellow stripes on PL shoulder, bold hexagon and flower pattern in green, white, yellow, red and blue, and black with yellow and blue bamboo leaves on PR shoulder No. 10 on the table of contents
January 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Picture of Oniwakamura Watching the Carp in the Pool https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127963/
figure standing on top of a grey rock with water around it, looking down into water; figure wears white pants and purple and red blouse; large pink fish with yellow eyes, LRC
January 15, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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Collection of Desires, Wish for Foreign Travel (Mitate Tai zukushi-yōkō ga shitai) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/73628
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
January 15, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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Kō Musashi-no-kami Moronao https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127976/
drawing in black ink with touches of pinkish-brown on face; frowining man with open mouth, grabbing at sword handle held by unseen figure at left; mounted to backing sheet This drawing was likely meant to be part of a series of half-length portraits of famous men. The several that survive are all the same size and contained within a frame; they all carry the same signature. Yet Yoshitoshi either was not able to find a publisher to take on this project, or the publisher he did work with decided against a production, since no published prints of this series are known. This portrait shows Kō Moronao (d. 1351), who was deputy to the first shogun of the Ashikaga, Takauji (1305–1358), and in that role had a reputation of being a villain.
January 14, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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Appearing Tiresome, Behavior of a Maiden of the Kansei Era https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127923/
reclining woman, lying on her side curled into a ball, with her lower body outside of picture plane, with a white cat with yellow eyes curled up next to her; cat wears a red and pink collar with a yellow bell; woman wears a kimono with brown, white, green and purple triangle and arcing patterns with birds, red cuffs and green, white and yellow obi with abstract scrolls and flowers No. 1 on the table of contents.
January 14, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Fifth Act https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127746/
standing man at right wearing short black kimono with white underskirt, holding a brown cord attached around the neck of a seated figure in green at left; landscape in background with blue-grey sculpture base at right Actors Nakamura Fukusuke I as Ono Sadakurō (R) and Ōtani Tokuji II as Yoichibei (R). Related to the play Kanadehon Chūshingura 仮名手本忠臣蔵, performed at the Nakamura Theater in the 4th month of 1860.
January 14, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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In The Mood for a Walk (Yuho ga shitaso), from the series "Thirty-two Aspects of Women (Fuzoku sanjuniso)" https://www.artic.edu/artworks/28971/
Japanese Print Purchase Fund
January 14, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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Lady Getting Tattooed https://www.wikiart.org/en/tsukioka-yoshitoshi/lady-getting-tattooed
Lady Getting Tattooed
January 14, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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Famous places in Tokyo, Takanawa: Picture of . Complete picture of a steam locomotive and railroad https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127839/
three separate sheets; miniature railroad with women and men in European dress inside car behind locomotive; women and men in LRC; couple at left beneath a walkway, with a view of boats and water behind them; yellow, brown and blue brick wall in middle ground, with figures in Asian dress and horses walking and standing by railings along top of colorful brick wall
January 13, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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Appearing Entertained, Behavior of a Teacher of the Kaei Era https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127944/
woman looking over her PR shoulder, playing a shamisen; woman wears a blue checked kimono with black trim and red undergarment with purple and white collar No. 20 on the table of contents
January 13, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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A Celebration of Bravery https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127796/
two separate sheets; each sheet has a portrait of a man, both facing each other; man on left wears dark blue garment with white geometric lattice-like patterning and has a round element behind him with a large black text character; part of tattoo of dragon and wave visible on man's arm; man at right wears black garment with grey geometric patterning and has both his arms bare, with tattoos of figures and flowers, with a large irregular form behind his head; background behind both men is red with white rectangles Se troupe: Nakamura Shikan IV (R); Mo troupe: Bandō Hikosaburō V (L). Rightmost two sheets from a set of seven, not a series.
January 13, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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By Request, Picture of Fujiwara Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight, a Painting Shown at the Exhibition for the Advancement of Painting in Autumn 1882 https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127881/
three separate sheets; man wearing tan kimono with white and orange flowers, light blue pants and black hat at center, playing a black and brown flute; crouching man wearing blue, turquoise and grey, reaching for his sword, at right; silhouettes of grasses blowing in wind behind figures; orange-yellow moon at left; grey clouds Since this image was very popular, it was reprinted several times, undergoing a number of changes like the direction of the dark clouds from top left to bottom right or from bottom left to top right. This standard version contains fewer rows of grass printed over the gray background on the left sheet.
January 13, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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Picture of Shizuka and Hangan Parting at Yoshino https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127922/
three separate sheet; standing man at center wearing armor and undergarment with khaki ground and green and white foliage patterning; crouching woman with face only partially visible through garments covering her, holding a black drum with red cord; garments around woman and white with tan foliage, tan with circle and star pattern and green with white squares; crouching man at right wearing armor and grey garment with green patterning; waterfall at right; falling snow, with snow in mountains and on trees at left and right
January 12, 2026 at 6:03 PM