| Graphic Arts
Plep hits the visual spot with some Japanese wood block prints whose subject matter is somewhat different then the Hiroshige and Hokusai genres.
Demons and Ghosts
The Yoshitoshi's Horror World
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) studied under the late Edo period print genius Utagawa Kuniyoshi, and was strongly influenced by his master's prints of warriors. His own bloody and brutal works soon attracted attention. He suffered a nervous breakdown at the beginning of the Meiji period, and his works from this period are both dramatic and somehow starkly silent. He is unique style of blending traditional Japanese subjects with western depiction methods, and his works have suddenly become quite famous in recent years. The images of the spirit world introduced here amply demonstrate this artist's particular quality. These prints were published from 1890 to the year of his death, 1892.
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The Moon
Yoshitoshi Tsukioka
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Kuniyoshi's Women |
