Tsukioka Yoshitosi's best known work is Tsuki Hyakushi. This series has a hundred of Oban prints each related to the moon. Yoshitoshi started producing the series in 1885 and completed it in a year before his death.
Akashi Gidayu was a retainer worked for a feudal warlord Akechi Mitsuhide. The subject of this print is Gidayu's death phrase when he suicided.
'Once I became a Samurai, I shall not regret losing my life that allow me to enjoy the moon in summer.' The print depicts the sentiments of Mitsuhide who droops his shoulders staring at his sword in disappointment.
Slightly soiled, a tear and wears in margins
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi(1839-1892) is widely recognized as the last great master of Ukiyo-e. In addition, he is regarded as one of the form’s greatest innovator and an artist who was almost single handly struggle against the time and techonology for pushing the traditional Japanese woodblock prints to a new level.
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