Collection of 24 woodcut prints

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)

Fitzwilliam Museum

1860 - 1892

The collection represents the different phases of Yoshitoshi's career and the various formats he used: single sheets, diptychs and triptychs, both alone and in series. It includes works from the '100 aspects of the moon' series, and a triptych with a view of St. Paul's Cathedral in the background, copied indirectly from a European engraving.

• Medium: woodcut
• Art Fund Grant: £20000 ( Total: £42,100)
• ArtFunded in: 2003
• Vendor: Israel Goldman

Provenance

Acquired by Goldman from various private collections and dealers in Japan and the USA over 2 years.

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