Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, "Wake no Kiyomaro"

Wake no Kiyomaro was a high ranking official from the 8th century who served Emperor Kanmu during Japan's Nara period. A devout Buddhist, Kiyomaro played an important role in ensuring Buddhism stayed out of government and politics. In this beautifully detailed design, Kiyomaro is shown receiving oracles from a deity at Usa Hachiman Shrine, located in present-day Oita Prefecture. 

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; 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.