, also known as Kōko Yoshitsuya (甲胡 芳艶) and as Ichieisai Yoshitsuya (一英斎 芳艶), was a Japanese designer of
ukiyo-e woodblock prints.
Yoshitsuya was a student of
Utagawa Kuniyoshi and, like his teacher, is best known for his
woodblock prints of warriors. Yoshitsuya also produced many advertisements and designs for
tattoos.
Yoshitsuya's students include
Utagawa Kazutoyo (active c. 1862–70),
Utagawa Yoshitoyo II (active c. 1862–77) and
Yoshitsuya II (active c. 1870s).
Gallery
File:Yoshitsuya Nii-no-ama.jpg, Nii no Ama jumped over board with Emperor Antoku after the lost battle of Dan-no-ura
The was a major sea battle of the Genpei War, occurring at Dan-no-ura, in the Shimonoseki Strait off the southern tip of Honshū. On April 25, 1185 (or March 24, 1185 by the official page of Shimonoseki City), the fleet of the Minamoto clan ...
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File:Yoshitsuya Ryuomaru.jpg, the magician Ryūōmaru encircled by a dragon
File:Yoshitsuya Minamoto no Yorimitsu.jpg, Battle between Minamoto no Yorimitsu with his men and the robber chief Hakamadare no Mochisuke who is aided by a giant serpent. Triptych.
File:Yoshitsuya The Battle of Magic.jpg, Battle of magic between the bandit chief Hakamadare no Mochisuke who is transformed into a bird of prey and Kidomaru who is transformed into a giant serpent. Triptych.
File:Yoshitsuya The Evil Spirit.jpg, Minamoto no Yorimitsu attempting to exterminate the detached head of Shuten-dōji at Mount Ōe.Princess Shiranui
Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin '' princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince.
Princess as a s ...
fighting the evil Sotoku-in. Triptych from the series ''Ten Heroes of the Tametomo''
References
*
Lane, Richard. (1978). ''Images from the Floating World, The Japanese Print''. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
OCLC 5246796* Newland, Amy Reigle. (2005). ''Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints''. Amsterdam: Hotei.
OCLC 61666175
* Roberts, Laurance P. (1976). ''A Dictionary of Japanese Artists''. New York: Weatherhill.
OCLC 2005932
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1822 births
1866 deaths
Yoshitsuya