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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 Automated thanks to @andreitr.bsky.social and @botfrens.bsky.social

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yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 2h

Ninth Act https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127750/

man at left wearing blue kimono with pants with medium and light blue floral medallions on white, pointing a spear at a partially kneeling man who holds the end of the staff in his PR hand; kneeling man wears a blue and grey geometric patterned kimono; snowy landscape at left
Actors Kitaoka Nizaemon VIII as Kakogawa Honzō (R) and Kataoka Gadō II as Ōboshi Rikiya (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.

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 4h

Shindō Kojirō Nobuyuki https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127803/

standing man wearing black kimono with purple trim, with white flowers on sleeves, and black and white obi; man is offered food on a red tray by a small black baboon; cave setting

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 6h

Ushiwaka and Benkei duelling on Gojo Bridge https://www.wikiart.org/en/tsukioka-yoshitoshi/ushiwaka-and-benkei-duelling-on-gojo-bridge

Ushiwaka and Benkei duelling on Gojo Bridge

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 8h

Picture of a Night Battle at Shijō in Kyoto https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127784/

three separate sheets; battle scene in an interior; man at right wearing blue pants with white floral medallions fading to pale yellow at hems and blue patterned blouse, behind a black lacquer sliding door with flowers against a yellow ground at bottom, pulling on a very long staff penetrating the door, held by a man in blue armor at center; two fallen men in LLC--legs only of one of the men visible, across the body of the other man; running man in blue patterned kimono, with blood on his legs, at right, holding a spear; other figures fighting in background, left
Ōta Kazusanosuke Taira Harunaga-kō (R), Yasuda Takuhyōe Kunitomo (C), and Hori Ranmaru Nagayasu (L) 大多上総介平春永公 (R), 易田宅兵衛国朝 (C), 保里蘭丸永保 (L).

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 12h

Triptych Parodying the Great City https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127768/

unattached triptych: three female figures in colorful clothing standing on a bridge over bay with buildings in background; woman at L wears green coat over blue kimono, and is facing R; C woman in black kimono with gray flowers, red skirts; R figure has purple and yellow kimono with green crane motif

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 1d

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.

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 1d

Appearing Warm, Behavior of an Urban Widow of the Kansei Era https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127927/

woman reading a book, propped against object covered in green fabric with multicolored floral fan patterns, with a black and white cat lying on top of it; woman wears a gray and blue kimono with black collar, with floral rondels, with collar of blue with white flower and bird pattern and red undergarment
On a cold winter day, a lonely widow is tucked under a heavy kimono, seeking warmth from a kotatsu, a low, wooden table covered by a blanket with a charcoal brazier underneath. Unique to Japan, this source of heating is still used today, albeit the heat source is now electric. The widow is absorbed in a novel and about to turn a page. Her cat lies next to her on top of the kotatsu, enjoying the warmth as well. The time period this portrait refers to is the Kansei era (1789–1801), when married women had their eyebrows shaved off as a sign of dedication to their husbands.

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 1d

Plum Blossoms in the Forrest of Ikuta, from the series Bravery-Beauty of the four seasons (Buyū setsugekka no uchi-Ikuta no mori, Ebira no ume) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/72826

Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2005

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 1d

Jade Rabbit: Sun Wukong https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127903/

one sheet; dancing monkey wearing gold anklets and bracelets and predominately grey and gold garments, holding a grey and red staff; white rabbit with red eyes at left
The Monkey King Sun Wukong (Jap.: Son Gokū) is one of the main characters in the Chinese novel The Journey to the West, or Xiyouji (c. 1500–1600 CE). Hatched from a divine stone egg, he is endowed with intelligence and magical powers and gains immortality by eating peaches of longevity he stole from the garden of heaven. Eventually he accompanies the Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang on his journey west to India. Yoshitoshi paired the Monkey King with the Jade Rabbit who, according to a widespread belief in Asia, lives on the moon, as the markings on the moon look like a rabbit with a mortar and pestle. The monkey’s gesture with his magical staff refers to a common theme in Japanese art of a monkey trying to catch the moon’s reflection in water.

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 1d

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

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 2d

The Old Hag of the Lonely House https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127841/

one sheet; younger woman wearing blue kimono with white patterning and red trim wrestling with a wrinkled elderly figure with white hair, wearing a green and blue skirt and holding a knife in her PR hand; screen and door with tears in paper in background

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 2d

Lord Mashiba Hisayoshi, the Tairyō https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127786/

four figures in the rain at night; central figure wearing a black robe over a purple robe with large white floral medallions and small black hat, accompanied by two figures behind him, each carrying large orange umbrellas and wearing yellow robes; small figure in LRC seen from back, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and a green kimono with blue flowers; orange rays extending down from URC to LRC
Text by Kikubatei Rokō.

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 2d

Akechi Samanosuke https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127830/

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 2d

Sakuma Dennai https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127834/

one sheet; man wearing a wide white headband and a white shirt with grey elements with khaki ties, partially hidden by a wall of green bamboo; black ground

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 2d

Study of a leaping carp https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127978/

jumping fish, in a backwards C shape; sea foliage above and behind tail; broad brushstrokes at bottom; unsigned

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 3d

Earthquake: Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Katō Kazue-no-kami Kiyomasa https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127865/

portrait of a balding man with medium length wavy hair and beard, wearing yellow, black and red armor over brightly-patterned garments, including green garment with bold yellow text characters and sleeve with yellow and red swirls inside hexagons against a purple ground; green-blue background

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 3d

Appearing Eager to Meet, Behavior of a Prostitute of the Kaei Era https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127945/

one sheet; portrait of a woman looking toward PL, wearing a red and pink patterned kimono with purple and blue and black plaid trim and red undergarment with blue patterned collar; pink petals falling around woman
No. 21 on the table of contents

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 3d

Man with knife on rooftop https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127975/

ink drawing with touches of salmon; man wearing loincloth, seen from back, with legs far apart and arms out wide, balancing on a roof, with a large knife in his PR hand

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 3d

Looking shy - The appearance of a young girl of the Meiji era https://www.wikiart.org/en/tsukioka-yoshitoshi/looking-shy-the-appearance-of-a-young-girl-of-the-meiji-era

Looking shy - The appearance of a young girl of the Meiji era

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 3d

Picture of Drunken Lu Zhishen Smashing a Vajra Warrior at the Temple of Mount Wutai https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127897/

two separate sheets/vertical orientation; shirtless man at bottom with floral tatoos, wearing black and white garments and yellow fiber sandals, smashing green structure below sculpture of mottled pink muscular man with grey hair, with colorful garments
Like another vertical diptych nearby, this one takes its motif from the popular Chinese novel The Tales of the Water Margin (Shuihuzhuan; Jap.: Suikoden). In it, Lu Zhishen is a policeman who accidentally kills a man and must flee his village. He enters a monastery where he receives the nickname Flowery Monk, since his upper body is adorned with tattoos of flowers. Bored by monastic life, he gets drunk, and on his return to the temple he is refused entry. In a rage, he demolishes one of the two large vajra warrior sculptures that guard the temple gate. The entrance to Mia’s Japanese Buddhist gallery is guarded by such a pair of vajra warriors.

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 4d

Eleventh Act https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127752/

frowning, falling man wearing blue geometric patterned kimono, with bare legs, at center, being grabbed from behind by a man wearing a black and white garment with triangle patterns and a white headband, holding a sword in front of first man; another standing man wearing similar triangular patterned garment at left, holding a staff; battle scene in background in ULQ with silhouettes of fighting figures in the snow
Actors Kitaoka Nizaemon VIII as Ōboshi Yuranosuke (R) and Kō no Moronao (C), and Kataoka Gadō II as Ōboshi Rikiya (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.

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 4d

Evening Shower among Flowers https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127767/

separated triptych; three figures standing a downpour against gray background, each clutching large umbrella; female figure at L looking back over PL shoulder; male figure standing at C looking behind him to R; male figure at R facing L, holding umbrella; shadows of blossoming plants in background
Actors Ichimura Uzaemon XIII (R), Sawamura Tanosuke III (C), and Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (L).

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 4d

Inuzuka Shino and Inukai Genpachi https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127844/

one sheet; two falling figures, upside down, fighting; front/topmost figure wears light blue, red and purple garment on his upper body and light blue and patterned grey garments on his legs, with bare legs in URQ; topmost figure holds neck and arm of lower figure in his hands; lower/rearmost figure wears black garment on upper body, lined with floral patterning, and red garment on arms and legs with netlike patterning; lower figure holds upper figure's hair in one hand; white birds flying around figures; water at bottom, with figure in a small rowboat

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 4d

Picture of the Great Battle of Kawanakajima https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127806/

three separate sheets; battle scene with blue cannon with black wheels and base at center; pink and grey lines of cannon and rifle fire horizontally across picture plane; figures wearing purple blouses, lying on their stomachs, shooting rifles, at top right; three men in LRC firing cannon, with another two men at front tof cannon; running figures in LRC; two fallen men in LLQ, with white flag with red design on ground; white clouds of smoke coming from cannon; this triptych is right side of a continuous image with six sheets, along with 2017.106.75a-c
Right half of hexaptych

yoshitoshi.bsky.social @yoshitoshi.bsky.social · 4d

Takatoki Tengu https://www.wikiart.org/en/tsukioka-yoshitoshi/takatoki-tengu

Takatoki Tengu