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'''Tsukioka''' (月岡) family name, '''Yoshitoshi''' (芳年) first name, (1839-1892)
 
'''Tsukioka''' (月岡) family name, '''Yoshitoshi''' (芳年) first name, (1839-1892)
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'''Yoshitoshi''' was an artist of the Utagawa school. Active in the late 19th century. Regarded as one of the last great [[Ukiyo-e]] artists, '''Yoshitoshi''''s work has influenced artists such as [[Seiu Ito]].
 
[[image:Tsukioka.jpg|200px|thumbnail|Yoshitoshi's ''Picture of the Lonely House on Adachi Moor'' (1885)]]
 
[[image:Tsukioka.jpg|200px|thumbnail|Yoshitoshi's ''Picture of the Lonely House on Adachi Moor'' (1885)]]
 
'''Yoshitoshi''' was an artist of the Utagawa school. Active in the late 19th century. Regarded as one of the last great [[Ukiyo-e]] artists, <b>Yoshitoshi</b>'s work, especially his more violent images like the “Picture of the Lonely House on Adachi Moor in Oshū”, have influenced artists such as [[Seiu Ito]].
 
  
 
==Activities==
 
==Activities==
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==Alternate Name(s)==
 
==Alternate Name(s)==
[https://smpedia.com/index.php?title=月岡芳年  月岡芳年](Japanese, Taiso Yoshitoshi, Ikkaisai Yoshitoshi
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[https://smpedia.com/index.php?title=月岡芳年  月岡芳年](Japanese), Taiso Yoshitoshi, Ikkaisai Yoshitoshi
  
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
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1866: Co-creates “Twenty-Eight Famous Murders with Verse”. Art by Yoshitoshi and Ochiai Yoshiiku (both students of Kuniyoshi).
 
1866: Co-creates “Twenty-Eight Famous Murders with Verse”. Art by Yoshitoshi and Ochiai Yoshiiku (both students of Kuniyoshi).
  
1875: Yoshitoshi illustrates for “Yūbin Hōchi Shinbun,” one of the early full-color news broadsheets.<ref>Chiba City Museum of Art. <i>Full-Color Newspapers of the Meiji-era Westernization Movement.</i> Tokyo: Kokushokankokai, 2008. Print.</ref>
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1875: Yoshitoshi illustrates for “Yūbin Hōchi Shinbun,” one of the early full-color news broadsheets.<ref group="※">Chiba City Museum of Art. <i>Full-Color Newspapers of the Meiji-era Westernization Movement.</i> Tokyo: Kokushokankokai, 2008. Print.</ref>
  
 
1879: Yoshitoshi creates several illustrations for “Kabuki News.”
 
1879: Yoshitoshi creates several illustrations for “Kabuki News.”
  
1885: Publishes the diptych “Picture of the Lonely House on Adachi Moor in Ōshū.” The image is temporarily banned by the Meiji government because of its sadism.<ref name=“strange”>Stevenson, John. <i>Yoshitoshi’s Strange Tales.</i> Amsterdam: Hotei Publishing, 2005. Print.</ref>
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1885: Publishes the diptych “Picture of the Lonely House on Adachi Moor in Ōshū.” The image is temporarily banned by the Meiji government because of its sadism.<ref group="※">Stevenson, John. <i>Yoshitoshi’s Strange Tales.</i> Amsterdam: Hotei Publishing, 2005. Print.</ref>
  
 
1886: On October 12th, Begins serializing Nishiki-e Shunbun’s “Modern Personalities Magazine” in a supplement of Yamato News.
 
1886: On October 12th, Begins serializing Nishiki-e Shunbun’s “Modern Personalities Magazine” in a supplement of Yamato News.
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==Interesting Point(s)==
 
==Interesting Point(s)==
* Yoshitoshi’s father was a low-ranking official in the Shogunate government.<ref name=“thosetimes”>Ito, Seiu. “Talking About Those Times #3 - Bondage Images of the Meji Period.” <i>Kitan Club</i> Aug. 1953. Print.</ref>
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* Yoshitoshi’s father was a low-ranking official in the Shogunate government.<ref group="※">Ito, Seiu. “Talking About Those Times #3 - Bondage Images of the Meji Period.” <i>Kitan Club</i> Aug. 1953. Print.</ref>
  
 
* Yoshiyoshi’s pupils included [[Toshikata Mizuno]], both of whom taught Kiyokata Kaburagi, who taught Shinsui Ito.
 
* Yoshiyoshi’s pupils included [[Toshikata Mizuno]], both of whom taught Kiyokata Kaburagi, who taught Shinsui Ito.
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* One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (1885-92)
 
* One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (1885-92)
  
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==Image Gallery==
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image:Yoshitoshi2.jpg||Yubin Hochi Shinbun #484
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image:Yoshitoshi3.jpg||Stong Heroes of the Water Margin (1868)
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image:Yoshitoshi4.jpg||28 Murders With Verse (1866)
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image:Yoshitoshi5.jpg||Selection of 100 Warriors (1868)
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==Notes==
 
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==References (※)==
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
* [http://www.yoshitoshi.net yoshitoshi.net HP]
 
* [http://www.yoshitoshi.net yoshitoshi.net HP]

Latest revision as of 13:44, 21 April 2021

Tsukioka (月岡) family name, Yoshitoshi (芳年) first name, (1839-1892)

Yoshitoshi was an artist of the Utagawa school. Active in the late 19th century. Regarded as one of the last great Ukiyo-e artists, Yoshitoshi's work has influenced artists such as Seiu Ito.

Yoshitoshi's Picture of the Lonely House on Adachi Moor (1885)

Activities

Artist

Alternate Name(s)

月岡芳年(Japanese), Taiso Yoshitoshi, Ikkaisai Yoshitoshi

Biography

1839: Yoshitoshi is born on April 17th.

1850: Introduced to the Ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi.

1866: Co-creates “Twenty-Eight Famous Murders with Verse”. Art by Yoshitoshi and Ochiai Yoshiiku (both students of Kuniyoshi).

1875: Yoshitoshi illustrates for “Yūbin Hōchi Shinbun,” one of the early full-color news broadsheets.[※ 1]

1879: Yoshitoshi creates several illustrations for “Kabuki News.”

1885: Publishes the diptych “Picture of the Lonely House on Adachi Moor in Ōshū.” The image is temporarily banned by the Meiji government because of its sadism.[※ 2]

1886: On October 12th, Begins serializing Nishiki-e Shunbun’s “Modern Personalities Magazine” in a supplement of Yamato News.

1892: Yoshitoshi passes away on June 9th.

2012: The Ota Memorial Museum of Art holds a Yoshitoshi exhibition titled “Tsukioka Yoshitoshi: Commemorating 120 Years Since His Death.” The exhibition runs from October 2nd to November 25th.

Interesting Point(s)

  • Yoshitoshi’s father was a low-ranking official in the Shogunate government.[※ 3]
  • Yoshiyoshi’s pupils included Toshikata Mizuno, both of whom taught Kiyokata Kaburagi, who taught Shinsui Ito.
  • He has been called such things as “insane artist” and “bloody Yoshitoshi.”
  • Seiu Ito referenced “Lonely House on Adachi Moor” for a suspension photo he took of his wife.
  • Akutagawa Ryūnosuke, Tanizaki Jun’ichirō, Yukio Mishima, Edogawa Ranpo and Yokō Tadanori admired Yoshitoshi’s work.
  • Seiu Ito covers Yoshitoshi in his August 1953 Kitan Club Article “Talking About Those Times #3 - Bondage Images of the Meji Period.”

Selected Works

  • Twenty-Eight Famous Murders with Verse (1866)
  • Selection of One Hundred Warriors (1868)
  • Moral Lessons Through Pictures of Good and Evil (1880)
  • Picture of the Lonely House on Adachi Moor in Oshū (1885)
  • One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (1885-92)

Image Gallery

Notes

References (※)

  1. Chiba City Museum of Art. Full-Color Newspapers of the Meiji-era Westernization Movement. Tokyo: Kokushokankokai, 2008. Print.
  2. Stevenson, John. Yoshitoshi’s Strange Tales. Amsterdam: Hotei Publishing, 2005. Print.
  3. Ito, Seiu. “Talking About Those Times #3 - Bondage Images of the Meji Period.” Kitan Club Aug. 1953. Print.

External Links