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Series : Crazy Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo
Date : 1881
Size : O-ban
Impression : Good
Condition : Good
Detail : -
This series is the depiction of the crazy scenes at famous places in Tokyo. The cultures also changed suddenly when the Tokugawa shogunate changed to the Meiji government.
On the upper image, an archery attendant hugging the visitor.
In the beginning, archery was a play for nobles, however, it spread down to the common people and changed to a place for prostitution.
In the lower image, people are laughing at Nio the guardian king.
It is because Nio's look is old style. We can also see the atmosphere of the time of sudden change in the new era.
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839 - 92) is a Ukiyo-e artist who was active from the end of the Tokugawa shogunate to the Meiji-era.
He had created various types of artworks, and we can see his unique expression styles in each genre of the works.
He was one of the most important and popular Ukiyo-e artists in the Meiji-era and also had a lot of pupils who became famous not only in the Japanese painting field but also western painting field. Sometimes he is called "The last Ukiyo-e artist".
He was also loved by a lot of writers, for instance, Tanizaki Junichiro, Mishima Yukio, and Edogawa Ranpo. The beautiful and fascinating artworks that were kept creating even he was in a mental disorder enthrall people from all around the world.