Minneapolis Institute of Art

Monsters jumping out of a box scaring a man, draft for the print 'The Heavy Basket' (Omoi tsuzura)

Tsukioka YoshitoshiLinkedCulture matchlcp-a46a155c9d7b

Date

around 1889

Medium

Preparatory drawing for a print, ink and color on paper

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Object ID

127982

Early draft for the print The Heavy Basket (Omoi tsuzura) which was published in 1892 as part of the series Collection of Thirty-six Ghosts in New Style (Shinkei sanjūrokkaisen). The circular red seal in the center is the collection seal of Mizuno Toshikata (1866–1908), Yoshitoshi’s foremost student, who probably received this work during his time in his teacher’s studio. Like most of the successful print designers, Yoshitoshi operated a studio with several students working with him at the same time. We don’t know exactly how many students he had, but his memorial stone lists 47 names. None achieved anywhere near the same fame as Yoshitoshi. Japan, Asia

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