ANTIQUE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT BY TAISO YOSHITOSHI. AKAMATSU JUTAMARU TAKANORI TALKS WITH THE GHOST OF YAEHATAHIME YATSUSHIRO. TAISO YOSHITOSHI: BIYU SUIKODEN From THE HANDSOME AND BRAVE HEROES OF THE SUIKODEN Series. ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION SCENES FROM YOSHITOSHIS SERIES BIYU SUIKODEN THE HANDSOME AND BRAVE HEROES OF THE SUIKODEN, PUBLISHED BY KINKYU OVER THE PERIOD APRIL 1866 TO AUGUST 1867. No 23 IN THE SERIES SIGNATURE: Ikkaisai Yoshitoshi Hitsu SIZE: 25.2cm x 19.5cm (10 inches x 7.8 inches) DATE: November 1866 OTHER ATTRIBUTES: Kinkyu Publishers Seal in the Lower Right of the Scene alongside Artists Signature. In Good Condition for Age with some signs of Age Please Study Photos. TAISO YOSHITOSHI lived from 1839 until 1892 and is considered to be one of the greatest artists of the Meiji era. He was a student of Kuniyoshi along with Yoshiiku and, even though he was considered the greater talent, when Kuniyoshi died, he was named the heir apparent to the school. Along with Yoshiiku there were hard times until the release of his most famous and most sought after series the 100 Aspects of the Moon was released and this series about beautiful women and ghosts is still thought to be one of the truly great woodblock print series ever created. Unfortunately his great creative ability and talent had a dark side as he suffered for depression and mental illness and he died of a brain hemorrhage at the age of only 53. The item “ANTIQUE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT YOSHITOSHI GHOST OF YAEHATAHIME YATSUSHIRO” is in sale since Monday, October 2, 2017. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Other Asian”. The seller is “djoshitoshi” and is located in NSW. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Originating Region: Japan
- Material: Hand Made Washi
- Colour: Multi-Coloured
- Era: 1866