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Browse 88 Yoshitoshi print series by publication date, grouped by the decade in which each series began.

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1859–1892PUBLICATION YEARS
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88 series · 5 decades

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1850s

01 SERIES

Early Prints

Battle of Cats and Mice, published in 1859.

1860s

26 SERIES

Warriors, Actors & Legends

Series depicting warriors, kabuki actors, literary stories and supernatural subjects.

Kanadehon chūshingura
1860

Tale of the Forty-Seven Rōnin

Kanadehon chūshingura

仮名手本忠臣蔵

Print #01
1860

Modern Celebrities of the East

Imayō hiiki azuma-e

今様贔屓東絵

Bando Hikosaburo V in circular frame. Poem signed Shinsui.
5/1862

Elegant Portraits of Actors

Fuga wazaoki shinobu

風歌 俳優 志能婦 (風雅 俳優 しのふ)

Kanasugi Bridge at Shibaura
1863

Famous Places of the Tokaido

Tōkaidō meisho no uchi

東海道名所之内

Ichimura Takenojo IV, wine keg, moon at Yoshiwara (with Kunisada, Hokutsui?)
9/1863

Pictures of Famous Places with the Flower of Edo

Edo no hana meisho awase

江戸 の 花 名勝 會 (江戸 の 花 名勝 会)

Title and Contents Page
1864–1865

Modern Journey to the West

Tsūzoku saiyūki

通俗西遊記

Toxic air released by abalone diver in the Dragon Palace
5/1864

Comic Pictures of the Floating World

Ukiyo kyoga

浮世 狂画

One hundred ghost stories of China and Japan
1865

One Hundred Ghost Stories of China and Japan

Wakan hyaku monogatari

和漢百物語

Shinagawa
1865

Fan Tokaido

Suehiro gojūsan tsugi

末廣五十三次

Sawamura Tanosuke III as a Tattooed Fireman
1865

A Celebration of Gallantry

Isami no kotobuki

勇 の 寿

Kasagawa Higezō subduing an ox
1865–1866

Biographies of Modern Men

Kinsei kyōgiden

近世侠義伝

Tomoe Gozen, fighting with Uchida Saburō
1865–1866

Famous Fights Between Brave Men

Eimei kumiuchi zoroi

英名組討揃

Preface with bat and butterfly
1866–1867

Handsome and Brave Heroes of the Suikoden

Biyū suikoden

美勇水滸伝

The prostitute Ohyaku and a seated ghost
1866–1869

Twenty-Eight Famous Murders with Verse

Eimei nijūhasshūku

英名二十八衆句

Evening bell at Kotokuji. Men with spears.
1867–1868

Eight Views from Fine Tales of Warriors

Bidan musha hakkei

美談武者八景

Kotegara Hanji
1867–1868

Tales of the Floating World on Eastern Brocade

Azuma no nishiki ukiyo kōdan

東錦浮世稿談

Ikutamori ume, Plum at Ikuta Forest.
2/1867

Snow, Moon, and Flowers with Valiant Warriors

Buyu setsugekka no uchi

武勇 雪月花 の 内

Earth. Akashi Gidayu races to Kyoto during the battle of Amagasaki
7/1867

Heroes and the Five Elements

Eiyu gogyo no uchi

英雄 五 行 之 内

Hyoshito Rinchu (Lin Chung) seated by a rock
1868

Strong Heroes of the Water Margin

Gōketsu suikoden

豪傑水滸伝

#3 - Yoshida Chuzaemon (Kanesuke)
1868

Portraits of True Loyalty and Chivalrous Spirit

Seichū gishinden

誠忠義心伝

Tsuchiya Sōzō
1868–1869

Selection of 100 Warriors

Kaidai hyaku sensō

魁題 百 撰相

IMAGES NEEDED
KEYES 211
4/1868

Valor in China and Japan

Wakan goki zoroi

和漢 豪氣 揃 (豪気)

Preface dated spring 1869
1869

Historical Biographies of the Loyal Retainers

Seichū gishi meimei ga-den

誠忠 義士 銘々 畫 傳

Fuwa Kazuemon Masatane and Hanai Saisaburō
1869

Theater Portrait Pairs for the Iroha Syllabary

Shin-zō gekijō iroha ittsui

真像劇場 以呂波一対

IMAGES NEEDED
KEYES 256
2/1869

Courageous Warriors of the Takeda Clan

Takedake mushaburui

武田家 武者 旡類

IMAGES NEEDED
KEYES 259
12/1869

Biographies of Warriors of Modern Fame

Kinsei kosetsu shiden

近世 巷説 士伝

1870s

33 SERIES

History & Everyday Life

Series about restaurants, newspapers, everyday wishes and Japanese history.

The Owari-ya restaurant at the Kanasugi Bank
1871

Beautiful Women and Fancy Dishes in Tokyo

Tōkyō ryōri sukoburu beppin

東亰料理頗別品

Battle of Hakone, sagami.
1/1871

Eight Views of Warriors in the Provinces

Shokoku musha hakkei

諸国 武者 八景

Chang Pei from the state of Yen on horseback
1872–1873

Essays by Yoshitoshi

Ikkai Zuihitsu

一魁随筆

Oyauchi Ryūgo(rō)
1874

Biographies of Valiant Drunken Tigers

Keisei suikoden

竸勢醉虎傳

IMAGES NEEDED
KEYES 292
11/1874

A Chronology of Strange Events in Modern Times

Kinsei kisetsu nempyo

近世 奇説 年表

No. 425a. Sudden police raid on unlicensed protitutes
1875–1877

Postal News

Yūbin hōchi shinbun

郵便報知新聞

Murasaki Shikibu
1875–1876

Mirror of Beauties Past and Present

Kokon hime kagami

古今姫鑑

IMAGES NEEDED
KEYES 313
4/1875

Fifteen Generations of the Tokugawa Clan

Taiju jugosei

大樹 十五 世

IMAGES NEEDED
KEYES 316
7/1875

Exploits of the Tokugawa Clan

Kaisei gofudoki

魁盛 護普動葵

Tokugawa Ieyasu examing the head of Katsutoshi at the battle of Osaka Castle.
7/1875

Brief Biographies of the Fifteen Rulers of the Tokugawa Clan

Tokugawa jugodai kiryaku

徳川 十五代 記略

Arimura Jizaemon
10/1875

New Tales of Honor

Meiyo shindan

名譽 新談

Honda Heihachiro coming to the rescue of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun, during the battle at Magome.
8/1875

Annals of the Tokugawa Administration

Tokugawa chiseki nenkan kiji

徳川 治績 年間 紀事

IMAGES NEEDED
KEYES 324
1875

Modern Pictures for Instruction

Kyokun kinsei zusetsu

教訓 近世 圖説 (教訓 近世 図説)

Yamato Takeru no Mikoto with bow before banner.
1876–1882

Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan

Dai nippon meishō kagami

大日本名將鑑

Moon-rise: Bandō Hikosaburō V as Sasahara Hayata
1876–1877

Barometer of Emotions

Seiū kandankei

情得感檀形

A fireman holding the standard (matoi) for district one over his shoulder.
1876

Firemen’s Standards of All Great Districts

Kaku daiku matoi kagami

各大區纏鑑

The Incident at Saga.  Designed with Toshinao.  No. 45.
6/3/1876

An Eyewitness Account of Events in the Imperial Restoration

Kokoku issin kembunshi

皇國 一新 見聞誌 (皇国 一新 見聞誌)

Wood of the Plum Tree. Sawamura Tossho as Maeda Toshiie.
9/1876

Seven Brilliant Stars

Komei shichiyosei

光明 七 陽盛

The Empress at the railway station in Nishikyo.
11/9/1876

Annals of the Meiji Period

Meiji shoshi nenkan kiji

明治 小史 年間 紀事

I really want to go to sleep
1877–1878

Collection of Desires

Mitate tai zukushi

見立多以盡

Ichikawa Sadanji as Umegaya Fujitaro
3/6/1877

Modern Actors of the West

Tosei saiyuki

當勢 西優妓 (当勢 西優妓)

Officer Nozu retrieves the national flag during the battle at the mouth of the Takase River.
3/13/1877

Chronicle of the Conquest of Kagoshima

Kagoshima seitoki no uchi

鹿児島 征討 記 之 内

The death of Murata Sansuke
3/1877

A Chronicle of the Subjugation of Kagoshima in Satsuma Province

Sasshu Kagoshima seitoki no uchi

薩州 鹿児島 征討 記 之 内

Officers in the Satsuma Uprising
1877

Officers in the Satsuma Uprising

The Namiwa-ya restaurant in the Ōsaka District
1878

Specialties of Restaurants in the Imperial City

Kōto kaiseki beppin kurabe

皇都会席別品竸

Tree peony
1878

Beauties and the Seven Flowers

Bijin shichiyoka

美人七陽華

Sunrise
1878

Allusions to the Seven Stars

Mitate shichiyosei

美立七曜星

No. 10. Murakami Hikoshiro Yoshimitsu with banners.
1/23/1878

A Mirror of Wise and Benevolent Heroes in Japan

Honcho chijin eiyu kagami

本朝 智仁 英勇 鑑

Shinohara Kuniko
4/1878 – 8/1878

A Chronicle of Events at Kagoshima

Kagoshima meianroku

鹿児島 明暗録

Amaterasu Omikami
1879–1880

Short Illustrated History of Great Japan

Dai nihon shiryaku zue

大日本史略圖會

No. 2. Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Akamatsu Manyu holding a dagger.
1879

News from the Kabuki Theater

Kabuki shimpo

歌舞伎新報

No. 884. Woman slays child and stabs self.
2/6/1879

The Kanayomi Newspaper

Kanayomi shimbun

かなよみ 新聞

Komurasaki of the Kadoebiro and the warrior Tadanori
12/1879

Six Poems of Love and Valor

Enyu rokkasen

艶雄 六歌撰

1880s

27 SERIES

History, Literature & Customs

Series depicting historical figures, literary subjects, customs and fashions.

A dignified nobleman in western dress
1880

Moral Lessons through Pictures of Good and Evil

Kyōkun zenaku zukai

教訓善悪図解

Hama of Yanagibashi returning on boat- from Myogi Shrine on first Hare Day.
1880

Pride of Tokyo’s Twelve Months

Tōkyō jiman jūni kagetsu

東京自慢十二ヶ月

1 a.m. - Geisha and attendant by street stall.
1880–1881

Twenty-Four Hours at Shinbashi and Yanagibashi

Shinryū nijūshi toki

新柳二十四時

Ino, the concubine of Seki Tetsunojo, kneeling by a chest.
1880

Eastern Pictures of Remarkable Women

Azumae sugata retsujo kurabe

吾嬬絵 姿 烈女 競

Shin no Shobu with elephants.
1880

A Mirror of Strange Tales of China and Japan

Wakan kidan kagami

和漢 奇談 鑑

A giant octopus takes on all comers at the fish market at Nihombashi.
1881

Crazy Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo

Tōkyō kaika kyōga meishō

東京開化狂画名所

Lord Wake no Kiyomaro
1881–1887

Twenty-four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan

Kōkoku nijūshikō

皇国二十四功

Akino and his father Jimbei.
1881

A Mirror of Filial Piety in Japan

Honcho chuko kagami

本朝 忠孝 鑑

Usui Arataro killing a black bear
1881

A Mirror of the Achievements of Children

Osanadate komei kagami

稚立 功名 鑑

Daruma of enlightenment
1882

Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Yoshitoshi ryakuga

芳年略画

IMAGES NEEDED
KEYES 453
1882

Comic Pictures of Acts of the Chūshingura

The benevolence of Eriren (Harry Lane?), a 13 year old native of Philadelphia, who saved a train from plunging off the burnt bridge between Baltimore and Susquehanna.
1882

Foreign Children and the Confucian Virtues

Spring: View of the plums on the first day of spring at Hara Village in the Ebara District
1883–1884

Four Seasons at their Height

Zensei shiki

全盛四季

Uesugi Kenshin Nyūdō Terutora riding into battle
1883–1886

Yoshitoshi’s Courageous Warriors

Yoshitoshi musha burui

芳年武者無類

Gentoku visits Komei in the snow
1883

Illustrations for the Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Sangokushi zue no uchi

三国志 圖会 内

IMAGES NEEDED
KEYES 465
12/1884

A Broadcast of the Miracles of Kotohira

Kotohira reigen koho

金刀比罹 霊験 広報

Chang E flees to the Moon
1885–1892

One Hundred Aspects of the Moon

Tsuki hyakushi

月百姿

Sakata Kintoki and the monstrous spider
1885–1886

Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Yoshitoshi manga

芳年漫画

The story of Otomi and Yosaburo.
1885–1889

New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures

Shinsen azuma nishikie

新撰東錦絵

A poor student. Hin shosei.
5/10/1885

A Comparison of Temperaments

Kigen kurabe

機嫌 竸

No.1. Kinootoko Matsura bending forward.  1st state with rock upper left, 2nd state with rock removed.
10/26/1885

An Educational Account of Self-made Men

Kyoiku risshiki

教導 立志基

Woman putting out a light. Abekawa atsukaze no adanami, no. 3.
1885–1888

The Yamato Newspaper (1885–1888)

Yamato shimbun

大和 新聞

Lady Tenshoin
1886–1888

Personalities of Recent Times

Kinsei jimbutsu shi

近世人物誌

IMAGES NEEDED
KEYES 495
1886

Parodies of Scenes from Kabuki Plays

Loose: Habits of a geisha of Kyōto of the Kansei era
1888

Thirty-Two Aspects of Customs and Manners

Fūzoku sanjūnisō

風俗三十二相

IMAGES NEEDED
KEYES 504
6/1888

The Yamato Newspaper (1888)

Yamato shimbun

大和 新聞

Lord Sadanobu threatens the demon at night in the palace.
1889–1892

New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts

Shingata sanjurokkaisen

新形三十六怪撰

1890s

01 SERIES

Actor Portraits

Actors with Snow, Moon and Flowers, including two states of Snow.

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This index brings together the print series documented on Yoshitoshi.net. Series are grouped by their initial publication decade; some continued into later years.

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