Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, "Sato Shirobyoe Tadanobu"

The late-Heian period samurai Sato Tadanobu was loyal to Minamoto no Yoshitsune and is renowned for saving his master's life at Yoshino, a mountain stronghold where they were evading the forces of Minamoto no Yoritomo. In this incredible design, Tadanobu leaps from a structure to attack his foes while snow falls all around him.

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; toning at bottom, 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.