Portrait of Taiso Yoshitoshi, June 1892
Kanaki Toshikage; Publisher: Akiyama Buemonexpand_more
Woodblock print; ink and color on paperexpand_more
The M. Boyd and Carol Burton Endowmentexpand_more 2019.23
Not on Viewexpand_more
This portrait shows the artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892) who lived during a time of drastic and disruptive social change in Japan and is considered the last major ukiyo-e artist. Born into a merchant family he initially designed beautiful women and actors in the Utagawa school style he was trained in but then shifted towards realism. In 1858, he became an independent artist and focused on historical subjects. He gained a reputation as a "war artist" through his depictions of violence.
This memorial portrait of Yoshitoshi was created around the time of his death by Kanaki Toshikage, one of Yoshitoshi's first pupils. Next to the portrait is the death poem which was supposedly composed by Yoshitoshi himself: Holding the night at bay / having outshone all the rest / is the summer moon.
Details
- Title
- Portrait of Taiso Yoshitoshi
- Artist Life
- active c. 1868 - 1892
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2019.23
- Curator Approved
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