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TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI Five Ukiyo-e Prints

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    1958

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    TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI ( 1839 - 1892 )

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    woodblock print  
    ① Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Moon at Shinobugaoka – Gyokubuchi-sai, 1889
    ② Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Moon over Mount Inaba, 1885
    ③ Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: The Moon at Obasute, 1891
    ④ Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Moon of the Pleasure Quarters, 1886
    ⑤ Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Takakura Moon – Hasebe Nobutsura, 1886

    TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI was one of the last great masters of ukiyo-e, active from the closing years of the Edo period into the Meiji era. Initially acclaimed for dramatic warrior prints and sensational muzan-e, his style gradually evolved toward lyrical historical subjects, elegant bijin-ga, and psychologically expressive compositions. Masterworks such as One Hundred Aspects of the Moon and New Forms of Thirty-six Ghosts demonstrate his remarkable synthesis of narrative power, emotional depth, and technical brilliance, securing his place as a pivotal figure linking traditional ukiyo-e with modern Japanese printmaking.

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    2026/10/21

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TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI Five Ukiyo-e Prints

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