Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)

  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), The Yugao Chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji yugao no maki), from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi), March 1886
    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
    The Yugao Chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji yugao no maki), from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi), March 1886
    Woodblock print
    Signed: 'Yoshitoshi'
    Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
    Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
    Dated: Meiji 19, 3rd month (March 1886)
    Engraver: Yamamoto Shoun
    Vertical oban:
    35.4 x 23.9 cm. (14 x 9 ⅜ in.)
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  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), Moon on the sea at Daimotsu - Benkei (Daimotsu kaijo no tsuki - Benkei), from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi), January, 1886
    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
    Moon on the sea at Daimotsu - Benkei (Daimotsu kaijo no tsuki - Benkei), from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi), January, 1886
    Woodblock print
    Signed: 'Yoshitoshi'
    Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
    Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
    Dated: Meiji 19, 1st month (January 1886)
    Vertical oban:
    35.6 x 24.3 cm. (14 x 9 ⅝ in.)
    £ 4,000.00
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), ‘The Demon Ibaraki disguised as an old woman fleeing with a severed arm’ (Roba kiwan o mochisaru zu), from the series ‘New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts’ (Shinkei sanjuroku kaisen), 1889
    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
    ‘The Demon Ibaraki disguised as an old woman fleeing with a severed arm’ (Roba kiwan o mochisaru zu), from the series ‘New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts’ (Shinkei sanjuroku kaisen), 1889
    Woodblock print, 1st edition with three-colour cartouche
    Signed and sealed: 'Yoshitoshi'
    Publisher: Sasaki Toyokichi
    Dated: 'Meiji 22, 4th month, 12th day' (12th April 1889)
    Vertical oban:
    36.9 x 25.2 cm. (14 ½ x 9 ⅞ in.)
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  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), 'Dark: Habits of a housewife of the Meiji era', from the series ‘Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners’ (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888
    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
    'Dark: Habits of a housewife of the Meiji era', from the series ‘Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners’ (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888
    Woodblock print, first edition with three-colour cartouche
    Signed: 'Yoshitoshi ga'
    Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
    Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi (Kinkido)
    Dated: 1888 (Meiji 21)
    Vertical oban:
    37.1 x 25.4 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 in.)
    £ 2,700.00
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), 'Enjoying: Habits of a teacher of the Kaei era', from the series ‘Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners’ (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888
    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
    'Enjoying: Habits of a teacher of the Kaei era', from the series ‘Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners’ (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888
    Woodblock print, first edition with three-colour cartouche
    Signed: 'Yoshitoshi ga'
    Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
    Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi (Kinkido)
    Date: 1888 (Meiji 21)
    Vertical oban:
    37.4 x 25.4 cm. (14 ¾ x 10 in.)
    £ 2,700.00
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), 'Looking Cool: The Appearance of a Geisha in the Fifth or Sixth Year of Meiji' (Suzushiso Meiji goroku nen irai geigi no fuzoku), from the series ‘Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners’ (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888
    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
    'Looking Cool: The Appearance of a Geisha in the Fifth or Sixth Year of Meiji' (Suzushiso Meiji goroku nen irai geigi no fuzoku), from the series ‘Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners’ (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888
    Woodblock print, first edition with three-colour cartouche
    Signed: 'Yoshitoshi ga'
    Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
    Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi (Kinkido)
    Date: 1888 (Meiji 21)
    Vertical oban:
    37.3 x 25.4 cm. (14 ¾ x 10 in.)
    £ 3,000.00
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), 'Looking Impatient: The Appearance of the Wife of a Fire Chief in the Kaei Era', from the series ‘Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners’ (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888
    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
    'Looking Impatient: The Appearance of the Wife of a Fire Chief in the Kaei Era', from the series ‘Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners’ (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888
    Woodblock print, first edition with three-colour cartouche
    Signed: 'Yoshitoshi ga'
    Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
    Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi (Kinkido)
    Dated: 1888 (Meiji 21)
    Vertical oban:
    37.1 x 25.4 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 in.)
    £ 2,700.00
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), 'Looking Inquisitive: The Appearance of a Maid of the Tenpo Era' (Mitaso Tenpo nenkan okosho no fuzoku), from the series 'Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners' (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888
    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
    'Looking Inquisitive: The Appearance of a Maid of the Tenpo Era' (Mitaso Tenpo nenkan okosho no fuzoku), from the series 'Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners' (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888
    Woodblock print, first edition with three-colour cartouche
    Signed: 'Yoshitoshi ga'
    Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
    Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi (Kinkido)
    Dated: 1888 (Meiji 21)
    Vertical oban:
    37.7 x 25.6 cm. (14 ⅞ x 10 ⅛ in.)
    £ 3,000.00
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), 'Looks Delicious: Mannerisms of a Courtesan from the Kaei Period', from the series ‘Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners’ (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888
    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
    'Looks Delicious: Mannerisms of a Courtesan from the Kaei Period', from the series ‘Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners’ (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888
    Woodblock print, first edition with three-colour cartouche
    Signed: 'Yoshitoshi ga'
    Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
    Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi (Kinkido)
    Date: 1888 (Meiji 21)
    Vertical oban:
    37.2 x 25.4 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 in.)
    £ 3,000.00
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), 'The Relaxed Type: The Appearance of a Kyoto Geisha from the Kansei Period', from the series ‘Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners’ (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888
    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
    'The Relaxed Type: The Appearance of a Kyoto Geisha from the Kansei Period', from the series ‘Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners’ (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888
    Woodblock print, first edition with three-colour cartouche
    Signed: 'Yoshitoshi ga'
    Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
    Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi (Kinkido)
    Dated: 1888 (Meiji 21)
    Vertical oban:
    37.2 x 25.5 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 in.)
    £ 2,600.00
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), Poem by Hitotose, from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi), 1887
    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
    Poem by Hitotose, from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi), 1887
    Woodblock print
    Signed: 'Yoshitoshi'
    Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
    Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
    Dated: Meiji 20, 6th month, 23rd day (23rd June 1887)
    Vertical oban:
    37.1 x 25.2 cm. (14 ⅝ x 9 ⅞ in.)
    £ 2,800.00
  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), The Yugao Chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji yugao no maki), from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi), 1885
    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
    The Yugao Chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji yugao no maki), from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi), 1885
    Woodblock print
    Vertical oban:
    36.2 x 24.2 cm.
    14 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.
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  • Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), Inabune Manakichi beside Statue Leaning on a Spear, from the series Biographies of Fine Modern Men (Kinsei Kyogiden), 1866
    Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
    Inabune Manakichi beside Statue Leaning on a Spear, from the series Biographies of Fine Modern Men (Kinsei Kyogiden), 1866
    Woodblock print
    Signed: 'Kaisai Yoshitoshi hitsu'
    Artist's seal: 'Yoshikiri'
    Publisher: Iseya Kisaburo
    Engraver: Ota Tashichi
    Combined censor and date seal: Tiger 4 (1866, 4th month), 'aratame' (certified)
    Vertical oban:
    34.2 x 23.7 cm. (13 ½ x 9 ⅜ in.)
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