Biography
Yoshitoshi (1839–1892) — Japanese artist and printmaker (1839–1892).
Yoshitoshi worked as painter, printmaker, xylographer, ukiyo-e artist and illustrator and is associated with Japan. Their documented life spans the years 1839 to 1892, born in Edo, died in Ryōgoku.
| Disciplines | painter, printmaker, xylographer, ukiyo-e artist, illustrator |
|---|---|
| Born | 1839, Edo |
| Died | 1892, Ryōgoku |
| Nationality | Japan |
Works
- Okame Laughing at the Shadow of a Mushroom
- Akino and His Father, Jimbei
- Faith in the third-day moon (Shinko no mikazuki)
- Itsukushima moon (Itsukushima no tsuki)
- The Postal News, no. 565
- Catching Kittens with Bonito - A Bride Receiving a Gift of Dried Bonito, from the series Yoshitoshi ryakuga (Sketches by Yoshitoshi)
- The Postal News, no. 466-2
- 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)
- Fuwa Banzaemon in a Tanzen Costume, A Tanzen-Clad Man by a Blossoming Cherry Tree, from the series Yoshitoshi ryakuga (Sketches by Yoshitoshi)
- The village of the Shi clan on a moonlit night (Shikason tsukiyo)
- The Postal News, no. 603
- Chang'e flies to the moon
- A Civilized Daruma
- The Postal News, no. 481
- The Postal News, no. 661
- The Empress Jingu with the God Ebisu Catching a Cat, from the series Yoshitoshi ryakuga (Sketches by Yoshitoshi)
- A Competition among Powerful Magicians
- The Postal News, no. 484
- The Woman Kansuke Slaying an Assailant with a Sword
- The Postal News, no. 614-2
- Wish for Foreign Travel
- Minamoto no Yoshihira
- Shoki Creeping Up on a Sleeping Demon
- Kobayakawa Takakage
- Spirit in the Waterfall
- Hurling a Demon King
- The moon through a crumbling window
- The Postal News, no. 527-2
- Honda Yoshimitsu Discovers the Buddha, Honda Zenko Perceiving the Buddha Nyorai in a Pond in Naniwa, from the series Yoshitoshi ryakuga
- Moon above the sea at Daimotsu Bay (Daimotsu kaijo no tsuki)
- The Postal News, no. 508
- The Dancing Pot at the Temple Ninnaji
- A Memorial Portrait of Onoe Kikugorō IV
- Fujiwara no Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight
- The Killing of a Nue
- The Postal News, no. 452
- Gosho Gorozo Battling a Shadow
- The Postal News, no. 663
- Hida no Tatewaki Wearing a Red Wig
- The Ground Spider
- Jō and Uba at Takasago - The Immortal Couple, from the series Yoshitoshi ryakuga (Sketches by Yoshitoshi)
- Oishi Kuranosuke Yoshio, Leader of the Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers
- The Postal News, no. 449
- Moon and Smoke (Enchu no tsuki)
- The Enlightenment
- The Postal News, no. 472
- Bats in the Fifth Act of Chūshingura, from the series Yoshitoshi ryakuga (Sketches by Yoshitoshi)
- The Postal News, no. 561
- Gravemarker Moon
- The Ghost of Seigen
- The Postal News, no. 600
- The Postal News, no. 425
- Encountering a Demon
- The Postal News, no. 501
- The Postal News, no. 643
- The Postal News, no. 566
- The Lonely House on Adachi Moor in Northern Japan
- The Postal News, no. 471
- The Angel with the Heavenly Cloak at Miho, from the series Yoshitoshi ryakuga (Sketches by Yoshitoshi)
- The Buddhist Priest Nichiren in Exile on Sado Island , from the series Yoshitoshi ryakuga (Sketches by Yoshitoshi)
- The Priest Raigo of Mii Temple
- Fuwa Banzaemon in a Tanzen Costume
- The Postal News, no. 724
- The Postal News, no. 513
- Rising moon on the mount Nanping
- An Official; a Mother-in-Law
- The Postal News, no. 571
- Sesshū Drawing Rats which Come to Life, from the series Yoshitoshi ryakuga (Sketches by Yoshitoshi)
- Kimura Shigenari Overcoming Attackers
- The Postal News, no. 527
- The Postal News, no. 645
- The Postal News, no. 702
- Benkei and Others Around a Bell, from the series Yoshitoshi ryakuga (Sketches by Yoshitoshi)
- The Postal News, no. 596
- The Postal News, no. 621
- January: Celebrating the New Year
- The Postal News, no. 780
- The Postal News, no. 601
- The Postal News, no. 463
- The cry of the fox (Konkai)
- The Postal News, no. 650
- Demon in the Night Palace
- Enjō Kihachiro
- Itchy: The appearance of a kept woman of the Kaei era
- The Postal News, no. 449-2
- Saitō Oniwakamaru on a Carp
- Minamoto Yoshitsune Parting with his Wife Shizuka at Mt. Yoshino
- The Poet, Li Po in Drunken Sleep, from the series Yoshitoshi ryakuga (Sketches by Yoshitoshi)
- A Ghost Painting Coming to Life in the Studio of the Painter Okyō, from the series Yoshitoshi ryakuga (Sketches by Yoshitoshi)
- Yodo no kimi
- An Honorable, Serpentine Death in Shido Bay, from the series Yoshitoshi ryakuga (Sketches by Yoshitoshi)
- The Postal News, no. 491
- The Thunder God Bathing, from the series Yoshitoshi ryakuga (Sketches by Yoshitoshi)
- The Postal News, no. 614
- Endō Kiemon Masatada with Assailant
- The Postal News, no. 623
- The Postal News, no. 447
- Dawn Moon of the Shinto Rites (Shinji no zangetsu)
- The Postal News, no. 466
- Amakusa Shirō
- 月岡芳年筆 不動明王∙祐天上人図|Fudō Myōō Threatening a Novice
- The Postal News, no. 584
- Three Chinese Boys with a Broken Wine Jar, from the series Yoshitoshi ryakuga (Sketches by Yoshitoshi)
- The Postal News, no. 425-2
- The Ghost of Yugao
- The Postal News, no. 651
- Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Torii Matasuke clenching a sword between his teeth
- Ono no Tōfu Watching a Frog, The Famous Calligrapher, Ono-no-Dofu , Looking at a Frog, from the series Yoshitoshi ryakuga (Sketches by Yoshitoshi)
- The Postal News, no. 617
- The Postal News, no. 532
- The Postal News, no. 597
- The Postal News, no. 525
- The moon’s inner vision (Shinkan no tsuki)
- The Postal News, no. 814
- The Postal News, no. 507
- The Postal News, no. 647
- The Hell Courtesan Jigokudayū sees herself as a Skeleton in the Mirror of Hell, from the series Yoshitoshi ryakuga (Sketches by Yoshitoshi)
- The Postal News, no. 683
- The Postal News, no. 832
- The Postal News, no. 628
- The Postal News, no. 649
- Horii Tsuneemon Crucified
- Songokū Creating an Army from his Fur, The Monkey King Blowing Out Hairs Which Turn Into Warriors, from the series Yoshitoshi ryakuga
- The Postal News, no. 551
- The Spirit of the Deceased Yūgao Entwined in Moonflower Vines, based on the print “The Lady of the Evening Faces,” from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi: Genji Yūga
- Tōbōsaku, Miura Daisuke Yoshiaki, and the Son of Urashima Tarō Drinking Wine
- The Postal News, no. 729
- The Postal News, no. 576
- Geki Magohachi in Smoke and Rifle Fire
- The Great Carp
- Carp with Wisteria
- The Demon of Mount Togakushi
- The Postal News, no. 568
- The Postal News, no. 589
- Moon of the pleasure quarters (Kuruwa no tsuki)
- Momotarō Goes to Devil's Island from the series Yoshitoshi ryakuga (Sketches by Yoshitoshi)
- Tsunenobu and the demon
- Woman watching the shadow of a pine branch cast by the moon
