{"product_id":"mg1094-yoshitoshi-the-last-spring-of-the-ice-japanese-woodblock-print","title":"Yoshitoshi - The Last Spring of the Ice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTsukioka Yoshitoshi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe young sheep, Saisei Shunpei, discovers his father brutally imprisoned by the Chinese.\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e From the series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTwenty-four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (Kôkoku nijûshi kô) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e 皇國 二十四 功\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e -). It consists of images of various people (mostly samurai) who played notable roles in Japanese history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt dates from towards the end of Yoshitoshi's career, when he was about forty-two. \u003c\/span\u003eThe series was very popular while Yoshitoshi was alive, and it went through numerous printings. Several different states may be seen of these early printings (all with a red title cartouche); in some (perhaps the earliest, since it was the most work to produce) the text panel has several inclined bokashi stripes across it; in others (perhaps later), a simple band of bokashi at the top and bottom; and in others, no decoration at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe entire set was posthumously re-published between 1893 and 1895 by Matsuki Heikichi; paler colours were used, and some block changes were made. The easiest tell-tale for the second publishing is that the title cartouche is no longer red, but grey. The most significant change in most of the prints in that edition was the alteration of the signature: in all of them, the entire signature cartouche was removed, and replaced with a facsimile of the signature Yoshitoshi used toward the end of his life, along with a seal from that period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMatsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1893\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eVery good\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e impression and color. Backed with thin Edo-era paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eUkiyo-e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium: \u003c\/strong\u003eWoodblock Print\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehttps:\/\/www.yoshitoshi.net\/series\/24accomplishments.html\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mie Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42394863042638,"sku":"MG1094","price":357.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/7602\/2094\/files\/mg1094-Yoshitoshi-TheLastSpringoftheIce-japanese-woodblock-print.jpg?v=1745102767","url":"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/en-de\/products\/mg1094-yoshitoshi-the-last-spring-of-the-ice-japanese-woodblock-print","provider":"Mie Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}