Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, "Onoe no Heyakata Ohatsu"

The "Mirror Mountain" is a popular kabuki play in Japan about a maid name Ohatsu whose mistress, Onoe, is struck in the face and humiliated by another lady of the court. Onoe commits suicide as a result of the humiliation and Ohatsu avenges her mistress's death. Here, Ohatsu is shown in the midst of finalizing her revenge, wielding a katana and parasol amidst falling petals from a cherry tree. 

Yoshitoshi's "Twenty-Four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan" was a series of works produced between 1881-1887 depicting various notable leaders from Japan's long, storied history. The poems at the top of the compositions are by Ryutei Tanehiko. Tokaido Arts is pleased to present the full series of works from the second printing ca. 1893 following Yoshitoshi's death in 1892.

Series: Twenty-Four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan
Date: ca. 1881
Size: Oban 
Publisher: Matsuki Heikichi
Condition: Original album backing; light ink transfer, otherwise excellent color and condition
Frame Shown: 16" x 24” x 1/2”, Classic Walnut, Clear Walnut

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) was a master painter and woodblock print artist whose works have made an indelible mark on Japanese art and design to this day. His most famous series, "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon," comprise some of Yoshitoshi's best known designs.