Thank you for this presentation. The prints of Yoshiiku exhibit bright, vibrant color, without appearing garish. I'm certain that I have seen his Ukiyo-e, and attributed it to Kuniyoshi, as I was unfamiliar with his work. I now count myself as a fan.
Thanks Jeff! it's always a learning adventure for me when I research these artists. I uncover new (old) prints I'd never seen before and learn more about Japan. There's probably another 10 artists that I want to cover.
Thanks for the informative and thorough presentation of Yoshiiku's work. I was mostly aware of his warrior prints but was pleased by your presentation of his Yokohama prints and the mostly b&w prints of the silhouettes, the pseudo-photographs and the 100 Tales series toward the end. His style, especially the 100 Tales segues well into modern and contemporary kabuki printmakers like Tsuruya Kokei and understandably, Yoshiiku's style ushers in the more modern prints of sosaku hanga and shin hanga. I find it satisfying to see the evolution of artistic styles through the work of artists as time progresses.
Hi Paul, thanks for your support! When I review these artists I try to select interesting series and prints from their body of work - there are always thousands of prints to sort through, so it's hard to choose. I'm with you, it's enlightening to see how an artists work evolves and gets picked up by other artists, etc.
Thank you for this background information, i own one of the prints from “The comical record of Japanese history “ series, did research on the print but not so much about the artist.
That's really cool, it's an interesting series that I didn't know much about until I researched this video. I found some good links to more details - let me know if you want me to post them.
Thank you again for an entertaining and nicely researched video! Throughout collecting I’ve owned a few of these Yoshiiku designs, and the one that impressed me the most was from the Mirrors of famous actors series! I really thought that series was a very creative and wonderful attempt at matching photographic realism …which was surely a threat to the woodblock publishers and artists livelihoods!! I would love to have some of those Ghost prints, but they rarely come up for sale! Keep ‘em coming!! 🎉
Thanks for your support! Yes, I'd like to have one of the "mirrors" series in my collection. I'm also looking for the ghost prints. I should have upped my bid on that painting.
@@MieGallery Oh, I don't see manga as western in any way. They're a 100% Japanese, especially the "gekiga" variety. Authors like Hiroshi Hirata, for instance, and Takehiko Inoue, you can't ben any more Japanese than that. I'm not talking about the wide-eyed sweetheart stories, of course, although... save for the eye sizes those fit in seamlessly with the tradition of the bijin-e. But this one here is more of a seinen-mangaka
@@ross6753 maybe not the ghosts but Yoshiiku was comparable to Yoshitoshi in his depiction of people in a more realistic style, quite different from traditional utagawa school conventions.
I really like what you're presenting, its a great little history book of things I didn't know. I will however point out that the insert of yourself OVER the video of the prints and even during your presentation is distracting at first and then obstructing the print's viewing. Personally I find that kind of greenscreen extremely distracting, but if you want to present information your face isn't really necessary. Please, don't copy all the other youtubers and be polite with us and let us wallow in your subject.
Thank you for this presentation. The prints of Yoshiiku exhibit bright, vibrant color, without appearing garish. I'm certain that I have seen his Ukiyo-e, and attributed it to Kuniyoshi, as I was unfamiliar with his work. I now count myself as a fan.
Thanks Jeff! it's always a learning adventure for me when I research these artists. I uncover new (old) prints I'd never seen before and learn more about Japan. There's probably another 10 artists that I want to cover.
thank you for those type of videos
Glad you like them!
Thanks for the informative and thorough presentation of Yoshiiku's work. I was mostly aware of his warrior prints but was pleased by your presentation of his Yokohama prints and the mostly b&w prints of the silhouettes, the pseudo-photographs and the 100 Tales series toward the end. His style, especially the 100 Tales segues well into modern and contemporary kabuki printmakers like Tsuruya Kokei and understandably, Yoshiiku's style ushers in the more modern prints of sosaku hanga and shin hanga. I find it satisfying to see the evolution of artistic styles through the work of artists as time progresses.
Hi Paul, thanks for your support! When I review these artists I try to select interesting series and prints from their body of work - there are always thousands of prints to sort through, so it's hard to choose. I'm with you, it's enlightening to see how an artists work evolves and gets picked up by other artists, etc.
Beautiful and reverie inducing work! Thanks.
Really interesting as always. Thank you for these instructive videos ! 💛💚💙
Thanks for your support!
Thank you for this background information, i own one of the prints from “The comical record of Japanese history “ series, did research on the print but not so much about the artist.
That's really cool, it's an interesting series that I didn't know much about until I researched this video. I found some good links to more details - let me know if you want me to post them.
@@MieGalleryyes, okay, thank you.
Thank you so much for this! I love Yoshitoshi but did not know about Yorkshiku.
Thank you again for an entertaining and nicely researched video! Throughout collecting I’ve owned a few of these Yoshiiku designs, and the one that impressed me the most was from the Mirrors of famous actors series! I really thought that series was a very creative and wonderful attempt at matching photographic realism …which was surely a threat to the woodblock publishers and artists livelihoods!! I would love to have some of those Ghost prints, but they rarely come up for sale! Keep ‘em coming!! 🎉
Thanks for your support! Yes, I'd like to have one of the "mirrors" series in my collection. I'm also looking for the ghost prints. I should have upped my bid on that painting.
Merci ! 🌹🌹😊😊
Wow. In the 20th century, he would've been a very successfull mangaka, considering that talent for expression and drama
Yes, his style was westernized enough that he'd fit in nicely.
@@MieGallery Oh, I don't see manga as western in any way. They're a 100% Japanese, especially the "gekiga" variety. Authors like Hiroshi Hirata, for instance, and Takehiko Inoue, you can't ben any more Japanese than that. I'm not talking about the wide-eyed sweetheart stories, of course, although... save for the eye sizes those fit in seamlessly with the tradition of the bijin-e. But this one here is more of a seinen-mangaka
@@ross6753 I'm thinking that Yoshiiku was less traditional Utagawa school style, and more western realism style.
@@MieGallery Really? You think those ghosts are western?
@@ross6753 maybe not the ghosts but Yoshiiku was comparable to Yoshitoshi in his depiction of people in a more realistic style, quite different from traditional utagawa school conventions.
素晴らしい研究だ😇❤
Thanks!!
@@MieGallery よし藤（よしふじ）、よかったら調べてみて❤thank you.
@@mq461004 Yes, I like his "Kamikiri no Kidan"
Arigato gozaimasu. 😎
Problem with 'like' button. 'Thumbs up' isn't there.
Weird
I really like what you're presenting, its a great little history book of things I didn't know. I will however point out that the insert of yourself OVER the video of the prints and even during your presentation is distracting at first and then obstructing the print's viewing. Personally I find that kind of greenscreen extremely distracting, but if you want to present information your face isn't really necessary. Please, don't copy all the other youtubers and be polite with us and let us wallow in your subject.
Thanks for watching Jane! and I appreciate your input.
Would have been nice to see the artwork full screen Without you blocking the view.
Yeah I know you don't like me blocking - but that's the way I roll. :)
My dyslexia - it should be "Minamoto no Yoritomo". (I don't have dyslexia btw).
Very hard to listen to your pronunciation of his name.
"Yoshiiku?" or "Minamoto No Yoritomo"? Because it was too fast or because it was wrong in Yoritomo's case? Thanks for watching!