ink drawing with blue, green, yellow and red; standing man with feet wide apart, holding sword over his head, scowling in anger; man has long black hair and wears greenish-blue blouse with gold dragons, red pants and skirt with wave patterns; rounded dark doorway at left behind figures; flowers, URC; attached to off-white mount sheet Tao Zongwang and Zhang Heng are members of the band of rogue heroes whose adventures form the core of the popular Chinese novel from the 1300s called The Tales of the Water Margin (Shuihuzhuan; Jap.: Suikoden). In the summer of 1868, Yoshitoshi produced an unknown number of designs for a series of portraits of these heroes that Ōhashiya Yashichi then published. These two hand-colored drawings are not among the nine that were printed. The publisher might have stopped further production because sales were underwhelming.

Nine-Tailed-Turtle Tao Zongwang https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127824/

two separate sheets; frowning man at right with long wavy hair, seated in profile from PL, holding a scroll, wearing a white blouse and grey skirt with white floral medallions; woman at left wearing white blouse and purple skirt; burning braiser and two scrolls on a low table between figures; cave walls

Picture of Prince Moriyoshi, the Third Son of Emperor Daigo, Reciting the Lotus Sutra in the Dungeons of Kamakura https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127911/

one sheet; man riding a horse underwater; only head and upper body of man and neck and head of horse visible over the green water; trees on opposite bank; red glow at horizon line Text by Kanagaki Robun.

Matsunoya Tairyū; Asabe Bungonosuke Sadaaki https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127822/

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Fischer and Margaret Gentles funds

Slovenly (Shidaranasaso), from the series "Thirty-two Aspects of Women (Fuzoku sanjuniso)" https://www.artic.edu/artworks/150413/

The Hag

The Hag https://www.wikiart.org/en/tsukioka-yoshitoshi/the-hag

three separate sheets; battle scene at sea, with two men wearing white loincloths swimming in foreground, with their swords tied to their backs; many boats crowded with men in armor, with swords and bows and arrows; boat at left has blue and white sails and streamers, and black tassel-like object at front; boat at center middle ground has red and white flag

Picture of the Great Battle of the Minamoto and the Taira at Dan-no-ura https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127798/

one sheet; grimacing man with a bleeding, oozing wound to the PL jaw, bend over, holding a sword handle with both hands; blood on hands and arm at torn away area of blue kimono; accordion folded pages of text across PL shoulder of man; brown diagonal lines across image (wind?)

Sugaya Kuemon https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127826/

three sheets joined together; portrait of a scowling man with brown beard, moustache and long hair gathered in a yellow tie; man has hands on sides and leans slightly forward; garment has brown ground and brightly-colored pattern with a yellow dragon and purple, green and blue clouds; black ground; large peach-colored moon, ULC The Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjūrō IX (1838–1903) is portrayed as Kezori Kuemon, a real smuggler who became the subject of puppet and Kabuki plays. Kezori is the captain of a Japanese pirate ship and typically wears a Chinese-inspired costume decorated with dragons and jewels. He is depicted here in the moonlight waiting for a boat with illicit goods. Yoshitoshi emphasizes his power by setting his extravagant appearance on a plain background alongside a simple moon disk.

Moon: Actor Ichikawa Sanshō as Kezori Kuemon https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127971/

soldiers in predominately red and purple tunics and blue pants, with rifles, at left; two fallen men with bugles; man at center in red tunic with blue sleeves aiming rifle at jumping man with spear in red and blue at right; grey and blue smoke clouds

The Great Battle of the Ane River in the Chronicle of the Great Peace https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127814/

unattached triptych; three tattooed male figures against blue background with morning glories; each figure has a blue towel, and intricate tattoos Actors Ichikawa Ichizō III (R), Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (C), and Nakamura Shikan IV.

Modern gallants with morning glories https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127755/

two men; standing man with moustache at left with a drawn bow, wearing wide-legged blue pants, red and black armor and brown and white gloves, looking up; man with moustache at right, kneeling on one knee, wearing a blue and white garment with black and grey sleeves, holding a blue dagger (?), looking up at arrow above his head; bold black, red and yellow jagged patterns in sky; pink cloud (smoke?) from LLQ diagonally behind man in blue and white across picture plane These two different versions of the same design illustrate how publishers and artists made revisions in order to attract more customers. The version with a plain yellow background is the earlier one of the two. It is unclear at what point after the first release the color changes and addition of the dramatic cloud formations were undertaken or who demanded them. The scene illustrates a popular legend about the Nue monster that had terrorized the building in which the emperor slept until it was killed one night by the noted archer Genzanmi Yorimasa (Minamoto Yorimasa; 1106–1180) and I Hayata (dates unknown). Yoshitoshi portrays the two heroes looking up toward the monster—out of the print’s frame—which is typically depicted with the head of a monkey, body of a tiger, and tail of a snake.

Genzanmi Yorimasa and I no Hayata https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127871/

woman emerging from behind green netting, with her robes open in front, revealing her breasts; woman wears a white kimono with blue square patterns with red undergarment or lining No. 16 on the table of contents.

Appearing Itchy, Behavior of a Mistress of the Kaei Era https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127940/

A print depicting Sakanoue no Tamuraro, commanding in the middle of battle

A print depicting Sakanoue no Tamuraro, commanding in the middle of battle www.wikiart.org/en/tsukioka-yoshitoshi/a...

woman in blue gesturing with her hands; grey ground; bottle, LRC; text at top

Somehow I Want to Win https://collections.artsmia.org/art/135885/

Ushiwaka and Benkei duelling on Gojo Bridge

Ushiwaka and Benkei duelling on Gojo Bridge www.wikiart.org/en/tsukioka-yoshitoshi/u...

large white rat in brown cloak, chewing on papers; grey and white smaller rats throughout

Priest Raigo of Miidera Transforming into a Vengeful Rat https://collections.artsmia.org/art/135889/

Oya Taro Mitsukuni

Oya Taro Mitsukuni www.wikiart.org/en/tsukioka-yoshitoshi/o...

Looking refined - a court lady of the Kyowa era

Looking refined - a court lady of the Kyowa era www.wikiart.org/en/tsukioka-yoshitoshi/l...

man at left wearing blue kimono with pants with medium and light blue floral medallions on white, pointing a spear at a partially kneeling man who holds the end of the staff in his PR hand; kneeling man wears a blue and grey geometric patterned kimono; snowy landscape at left Actors Kitaoka Nizaemon VIII as Kakogawa Honzō (R) and Kataoka Gadō II as Ōboshi Rikiya (L). Related to the play Kanadehon Chūshingura 仮名手本忠臣蔵, performed at the Nakamura Theater in the 4th month of 1860.

Ninth Act https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127750/

woman holding a large tray with bowls and plates of food over her PL shoulder; woman wears a blue checked kimono with black trim and collars of blue with white dots, red, and green with white flowers No. 12 on the table of contents

Appearing Weighed-Down, Behavior of a Fukagawa Waitress of the Tenpō Era https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127936/

portrait of a woman holding the wings of an origami crane in her hands; woman wears dark blue kimono with light blue circular pattern, with red and purple patterned collars; very large, slightly abstracted purple flowers with leaves and stems in two shades of green behind woman Figure by Kawanabe Kyōsai.

Osome https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127780/

woman leaning forward with her head tilted sideways to the PL, resting on her hands on top of a woodgrained box, with her kimono open exposing her back, on which she received a treatment with moxa, with four black and pink spots on her back; woman wears green kimono with grey flowers and black trim; underkimono with blue pattern with white dots and grey flowers No. 8 on the table of contents

Appearing Hot, Behavior of a Housewife of the Bunsei Era https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127931/

Restricted gift of Mrs. Gerald Gidwitz

The Actor Ichikawa Sadanji as Akechi Samenosuke, from the series "Seven Brilliant Heroes (Komei shichi yosei)" https://www.artic.edu/artworks/102076/

A married woman in the Meiji Period

A married woman in the Meiji Period www.wikiart.org/en/tsukioka-yoshitoshi/a...

Looking warm - The Appearance of an Urban Widow of the Kansei era

Looking warm - The Appearance of an Urban Widow of the Kansei era www.wikiart.org/en/tsukioka-yoshitoshi/t...

Ariwara no Yukihira

Ariwara no Yukihira www.wikiart.org/en/tsukioka-yoshitoshi/a...

Lin Chong

Lin Chong www.wikiart.org/en/tsukioka-yoshitoshi/l...

triptych with right and center images pasted together; all three panels attached to backing paper; four figures in a boat with a thatch-roofed shelter at the center; seated pointing man to left of shelter wears red armor and a green kimono with blue and red patterning; standing man at left wears purple pants and sleeves with red and black checks; man in red and black armor to right of shelter; man wearing white loincloth at right front of boat, rowing with a bamboo pole; four flying crantes at top left; crane to right of rowing man; battle on far shore wtih clouds of pink smoke in URC, man on horseback and figures with banners

Second Shogun, Lord Daitoku-inden Hidetada https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127858/

one sheet; figure with long hair and foreshortened face, wearing grey and white garment with blue sleeves, holding a man by the throat who falls on his back, and holding a dagger in PR hand; falling man, with toes splayed on PR foot, wears white and blue pants and dark blue blouse with red, green and yellow square patterns, and has long black hair and bushy beard; vase of flowers at left

Yamato Takeru Mikoto and Kawakami Takeru https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127884/

man wearing white kimono with blue obi, crawling on ground, with numerous arrows sticking in his body, his kimono, hands, head and feet bloody; grey sculpture of standing deity, with some green spots, at left

Enjō Kihachirō https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127809/