Information
Date : 1887
Size : O-ban / Vertical diptych
Impression : Good
Condition : Good
Detail : Backed / Pasted together
Horyukaku is a fictional building that appears in "Nanso Satomi Hakkenden", a popular novel.
On top of the scorching roof, the person who is holding a sword is Inuzuka Shino, and below him, the person who is glaring at him is Inukai Genpachi. Genpachi has just been released from the prison cell to capture Shino.
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.