Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, "Tokiwa Gozen"

Tokiwa Gozen is the mother of one of Japan's greatest heroes, Minamoto no Yoshitsune. Here, she is shown sitting in front a table with burning incense with her husband Minamoto no Yoshitomo looking on before his failed campaign to defeat his rival, Taira Kiyomori. A wonderfully detailed piece with two-color black robe (not visible in image) and embossing in Gozen's robe. 

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 toning, 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.