Original woodblock print – Tsukioka Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) – ‘5:00 am’ 午前五時 – From the series “Twenty-Four Hours at Shinbashi/Yanagi” 新柳 二十四時 – 1880(meiji 13) period)

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Original woodblock print – Tsukioka Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) – ‘5:00 am’ 午前五時 – From the series “Twenty-Four Hours at Shinbashi/Yanagi” 新柳 二十四時 – 1880(meiji 13) period)

This Ukiyo-e is made by Yoshioka Tsukioka in  meiji 13 period 1880.

This Ukiyo-e is made according to the “12-hour clock” and there are 12 kinds in all.

This Ukiyo E is 5 pm in the series.

The signature is ‘Ouju yoshitoshi ‘応需芳年

This Ukiyo-e has holes and folds
Also, since it is old, there are stains and marks on the tape.

memo
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡 芳年; also named Taiso Yoshitoshi 大蘇 芳年 1839 – 1892) was a Japanese artist.
He is widely recognized as the last great master of the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock printing and painting.
He is also regarded as one of the form’s greatest innovators.

In addition, Bob studied not only Ukiyo-e but also Kikuchi Yosai’s style of painting and Western painting. He also studied historical paintings, bijin-ga, genre paintings, and classical paintings.
Many of Bob’s works are famous, including his muzan-e(無惨画).

Famous disciples include Toshikata Mizuno(水野年方), Toshihide Migita(右田年英), and Toshitsune Inano(稲野年恒).
There are Toshinobu Yamazaki(山崎年信) and others.