Description
Between 1886 and 1888, Yoshitoshi drew a series of illustrated short biographies of contemporary personages that were issued as supplements in the Yamato Shinbun newspaper.
Copyright Statement
Details
Title
- Yamato Shinbun Supplement No. 10: Tales of Modern Personalities
- やまと 新聞 附録 第十, 近世人物誌
Contributors
- Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Artist)
- 月岡 芳年 (Artist)
- The Pride Publishing Company (Publisher)
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
1887
Resource Type
Collections this item is in
Identifier
- Identifier TypeLocally defined identifierIdentifier ValueASUM 2009.007.012
Note
- Vertical ōban. Dimensions: 14 ½ x 10 in. (36.83 x 25.40 cm)
- Markings: Artist's signature: Yoshitoshi 芳年 Artist's seal: Taiso 大蘇 Publisher's seal: Yamato Shinbunsha やまと 新聞社 (red, positive, Marks 25-053) Publisher's address: Tōkyō Kyōbashi Owarichō Nichōme 1-banchi 東京 京橋 尾張町 二丁目 一番地
- Gift of Barry Rosensteel
- This print is also held by the Waseda University Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum: http://enpaku.waseda.ac.jp/db/enpakunishik/results-big.php?shiryo_no=201-2988, opens in a new window
- More on this series can be found at the Catalogue Raisonné of the Work of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi site: http://www.yoshitoshi.net/series/jimbutsushi.html, opens in a new window
