Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Photograph c1882, Yoshitoshi, Circa 1882

Tsukioka yoshitoshi photograph, circa 1882. He was a japanese printmaker and widely recognized as the last great master of the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock printing and painting. He was a disciple of utagawa kuniyoshi and later strongly influenced by kikuchi yosai. In addition to leaving behind rekishi-ga (historical paintings) and bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women) works, he also worked on illustrations for newspapers. Date: Circa 1882.