Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Japanese, 1839-1892
General Tamichi, from the series A Mirror of Famous Japanese Generals
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Japanese, 1839-18921880
General Tamichi, from the series A Mirror of Famous Japanese Generals
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Japanese, 1839-1892 →Japanese (culture or style)woodblock printprint
Date
1880
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions
35.5 × 23.4 cm (14 × 9 3/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Gerald Gidwitz
This print depicts the ghost of Tamichi, a 4th-century hero who had been buried near Japan’s northern frontier. During a raid tribes tried to loot his tomb, only to find that it was protected by a giant poisonous snake.
Known for his prints of historical figures, wars, legends, and social customs, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi is often considered the last master of ukiyo-e (pictures of the floating world), a Japanese art style that flourished from the 17th to the 19th centuries. He produced his first signed print when he was 14 and became an independent artist at age 20.
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