The tables below are a detailed listing of all known Yoshitoshi print series (i.e. not including individual prints, including multi-panel prints). They give information on titles, dates, format, and the number of prints in the series; in addition, it notes their series numbers in Keyes and "Beauty and Violence".
Title (English) | Alternative Titles | Title (Rōmaji) | Title (Kanji) | Date | Format | Count | Keyes No. | B&V No. |
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Provinces of Japan | Dai nippon kuni zukushi | 大 日本 國 盡 | 1859 | chūban | 11* | |||
The Battle of the Cats and Mice | Byōso kassen | 1859 | chūban | 12* |
Title (English) | Alternative Titles | Title (Rōmaji) | Title (Kanji) | Date | Format | Count | Keyes No. | B&V No. |
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The Tale of the Forty-Seven Rōnin | Kanadehon chūshingura | 假名手本 忠臣蔵 (仮名手本 忠臣蔵) |
1860 (4 - 6) | chūban | 12K | 21 | ||
Modern Celebrities of the East | Edo Prints of Modern Celebrities | Imayō hiiki azuma-e | 今様 贔屓 東繪 | 1860 (7) | ōban | 2? | 35 | 5 |
A Comparison of Flowers and Edo Actors | Edo no hana mitate hana kurabe | 1861 (8) | ōban | 1K | 38 | |||
Elegant Portraits of Actors | Fūga wazaoki shinobu | 1862 (5) | ōban | 5K | 62 | |||
One Hundred Warriors of Japan | Honchō hyakuyū den | 1862 | ōban | 84* | ||||
Tokaido | Tōkaidō | 東海道 | 1863 (4 - 5) | ōban | 4# & Title | 87 | ||
Famous Places of the Tokaido | Tōkaidō meisho no uchi | 東海道 名所 之 內 | 1863 (4 - 5) | ōban | 4# & Title | 88 | 8 | |
Pictures of Famous Places with the Flowers of Edo | Edo no hana meisho | 1863 (9) | ōban | 2K | 93 | |||
Comic Pictures of the Floating World | Ukiyo kyōga | 1864 (5) | ōban | 1K | 109 | |||
A Modern 'Journey to the West' | A Modern Version of the Saiyūki A Modern 'Monkey King' |
Tsūzoku saiyūki | 通俗 西遊記 | 1864 (10) - 1865 (2) | ōban | 8K | 116 | |
Branches of Ten Famous Flowers | Meika jusshi | 1864 (10) | ōban | 10K | 117* | |||
A Celebration of Chrysanthemums | Kiku no kotobuki | 1864 | ōban | 121* | ||||
One Hundred Ghost Stories of China and Japan | One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan | Wakan hyaku monogatari | 和漢 百 物語 | 1865 (2 - 9) | ōban | 26 & Title | 134 | 10 |
Folding-fan Fifty-Three Stages | Fan Tokaido | Suehiro gojūsan tsugi | 末廣 五十三 次 | 1865 (5I) | ōban | 15# | 138 | |
Brave Masters of the Art of War | Yūmei bujutsu no homare | 勇名 武術 之 誉 | 1865 (5I) | ōban | 0+7? | 139 | 11 | |
A Celebration of Gallantry | Isami no kotobuki | 1865 (8) | ōban | 7K | 145* | |||
Biographies of Modern Men | Biographies of Fine Modern Men | Kinsei kyōgiden | 近世 侠義傅 | 1865 (10) - 1866 (4) | ōban | 36 & Title | 147 | 13 |
Lineup of Famous Fights Between Brave Men | Grappling Warriors | Eimei kumiuchi zoroi | 英名 組討 揃 | 1865 (11) - 1866 (1) | ōban | 6+3? | 149 | 14 |
Handsome and Brave Heroes of the Suikoden | Handsome Heroes of the Water Margin Beauty and Valor in the Suikoden Sagas of Beauty and Bravery |
Biyū suikoden | 美勇 水滸傳 | 1866 (4) - 1867 (4) | vertical chūban | 50 & Preface, Table of Contents | 166 | |
Twenty-Eight Famous Murders with Verse | Heroes for the Twenty-eight Lunar Lodges with Poems | Eimei nijūhasshūku | 英名 二十八 衆句 | 1866 (12) - 1867 (5) | ōban | 14# & Title | 183 | 14 |
A Mirror of the Sixteen Benefits of the Precious Transmission | Myōdenju jūrokuri kagami | 1866 | ōban | 184* | ||||
Snow, Moon, and Flowers with Valiant Warriors | Buyū setsugekka no uchi | 1867 (2) | ōban triptychs | 1K | 190 | |||
Chronicles of the Toyotomi Clan | Toyotomi kunkōki | 1867 (6) | ōban triptychs | 1 | ||||
Heroes and the Five Elements | Eiyū gogyō no uchi | 1867 (7) | ōban triptychs | 1K | 196 | 17 | ||
Eight Views from Fine Tales of Warriors | Bidan musha hakkei | 1867 (8) - 1868 (2) | ōban triptychs | 8 | 200 | 19 | ||
Tales of the Floating World on Eastern Brocade | Azuma no nishiki ukiyo kōdan | 東 錦 浮世 稿談 | 1867 (9) - 1868 (2) | ōban | 41?+2 | 202 | 20 | |
A Mirror of Mysterious Tales from China and Japan | Wakan kidan kagami | 1867 | chūban | 203* | ||||
Valor in China and Japan | Wakan gōki zoroi | 1868 (4) | chūban | 8K | 211 | |||
The Tale of the Eight Dogs of the Satomi Clan | Satomi hakkenden no uchi | 1868 (4I) | ōban | 1K | 217 | |||
Strong Heroes of the Water Margin | Gōketsu suikoden | 豪傑 水滸傳 | 1868 (6) | ōban | 7K | 220 | ||
Portraits of True Loyalty and Chivalrous Spirit | Tales of True Loyalty | Seichū gishinden | 誠忠 義心 伝 | 1868 (6) | ōban | 14?+1 | 221 | 21 |
Selection of One Hundred Warriors | Yoshitoshi's Selection of One Hundred Warriors Selection of One Hundred Warriors in Battle Selection of One Hundred Aspects of Battle |
Kaidai hyaku sensō | 魁題 百 撰相 | 1868 (7) - 1869 (3) | ōban | 57?+8 | 223 | 22 |
Bravery and Valor with the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac | Eiyū jūnishi | 1868 | chūban | 232* | ||||
Loyalty and Righteousness in the Suikoden A Modern Suikoden |
Chūgi suikoden Kinsei suikoden |
1868 | chūban | 233* | ||||
Individual Biographies of the Forty-Seven Avenging Warriors | Fukushū gishi meimeiden | 1868 | ōban | 234* | ||||
The Life of Hideyoshi | Taikōki | 1868 | ōban triptychs | 249* | ||||
Historical Biographies of the Loyal Retainers | Individually Illustrated Biographies of the Loyal Retainers | Seichū gishi meimei gaden joshi | 1869 (2) | chūban | 49K & Preface | 255 | ||
Courageous Warriors of the Takeda Clan | Takedake mushaburui | 1869 (2) | ōban | 2K | 256 | |||
Biographies of Brave and Righteous Warriors | Gijin yūshiden | ca. 1869 (3) | yotsugiri | 23K | 257* | |||
Untitled series of the Forty-Seven Ronin | 1869 (4) | chūban | 16K | 258 | ||||
Biographies of Warriors of Modern Fame | Kinsei kōsetsu shiden | 1869 (12) | chūban | 3K | 259 | |||
Monsters | Kali zoroi | 1869 | ōban | 262* | ||||
A Theater Alphabet of True Forms | Makoto no katachi gekijō iroha awase | 1869 | ōban | 264* | ||||
A Record of the Advancement of Toyotomi Hideyoshi | Toyotomi shōshinroku | ca. 1869 | ōban triptychs | 3K | 267 | |||
Chronicle of the Ascent of Toyotomi Hideyoshi | Toyotomi unshōroku | 1869? | ōban triptychs | 268* |
Title (English) | Alternative Titles | Title (Rōmaji) | Title (Kanji) | Date | Format | Count | Keyes No. | B&V No. |
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Eight Views of Warriors in the Provinces | Shokoku musha hakkei | 1871 (1) | ōban | 5K | 271 | |||
Eight Recent Battles | Kinsei hassensō | 1871 (1) | ōban | 1K | 272 | |||
Fancy Dishes at Tokyo Restaurants | (Raving) Beauties at Tokyo Restaurants | Tōkyō ryōri sukoburu beppin | 東亰 料 理頗 別品 (東京 料理 頗 別図) |
1871 (9) | ōban | 17?+2 | 274 | |
Essays by Yoshitoshi | Miscellany of Figures From Literature Yoshitoshi's Miscellaneous Writing |
Ikkai zuihitsu | 一魁 随筆 | 1872 (12) - 1873 (4) | ōban | 12K | 280 | 23 |
Forty-Eight Views of Famous Places by Moonlight | Meisho tsuki yonjūhakkei | 1873 | Unknown | 287* | ||||
Biographies of Valiant Drunken Tigers | Keisei suikoden | 竸勢 醉虎傳 (競勢 酔虎伝) |
1874 (2) | ōban | 12?+9 | 289 | 24 | |
A Chronology of Strange Events in Modern Times | Kinsei kisetsu nempyō | 1874 (11) | ōban | 2K | 292 | |||
Keen Competition Among Women in Eastern Pictures | Azuma sugato retsujo kurabe | 1874? | ōban | 306* | ||||
The Newspaper of Glory | Meiyo shimbun | 1874 | ōban | 309* | ||||
New Tales of Honour | Meiyo shindan | 1874 (10) | ōban | 13K | 318 | 26 | ||
Fifteen Generations of the Tokugawa Clan | Taiju jūgosei | 1875 (4) | chūban | 16K | 313 | |||
Postal News | Postal Newspaper | Yūbin hōchi shimbun | 1875 (4) - 1876 | ōban (one triptych) | 61? & Title | 315 | 25 | |
Exploits of the Tokugawa Clan | Kaisei gofūdoki | 1875 (7) | ōban | 2K | 316 | |||
Brief Biographies of the Fifteen Rulers of the Tokugawa Clan | A Brief Account of the Rulers of the Tokugawa Clan | Tokugawa jūgodai kiryaku | 1875 (7) | chūban | 15K | 317 | ||
Annals of the Tokugawa Administration | Tokugawa chiseki nenkan kiji | 1875 (8) - 1876 | ōban triptychs | 10K | 319 | |||
Modern Pictures for Instruction | Kyōkun kinsei zusetsu | 1875 | 7K | 324 | ||||
An Account of the Fifteen Generations of the Tokugawa Clan | Tokugawa jūgodaiki | 1875 | ōban | 328* | ||||
Mirror of Beauties Past and Present | Mirror of Beauties, Ancient and Modern | Kokon hime kagami | 古今 姫 鑑 | late 1875 or early 1876 | ōban | 9? | 331 | |
Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan | Mirror of Famous Commanders of Great Japan | Dai nippon meishō kagami | 大 日本 名将 鑑 | ca. early 1876 - 1882 (2) | ōban | 51 & Title | 334 | 27 |
Barometer of Emotions | Seiū kandankei | ca. mid 1876 - 1877 (1) | ōban | 9? + 5 | 335 | 28 | ||
Chronicle of the Imperial Restoration | Eyewitness Account of Events in the Imperial Restoration | Kōkoku isshin kembunshi | 1876 (3.6) - 1876 (6.9) | horizontal ōban | 12K | 336 | 29 | |
Seven Brilliant Stars | Kōmei shichiyōsei | 1876 (5.9) | ōban | 7K | 337 | |||
Firemen's Standards of all Great Districts | A Mirror of Fireman's Standards in the Precincts of Tōkyō | Kaku daiku matoi kagami | 1876 (12?.10) | ōban | 10?K | 338* | 30 | |
Annals of the Meiji Period | Meiji shōshi nenkan kiji | 1876 (9.11) - 1877 (14.2) | ōban triptychs | 5K | 340 | |||
Modern Actors of the West | Tōsei saiyūki | 1877 (6.3) | ōban | 4K | 350 | 31 | ||
Chronicle of the Conquest of Kagoshima | Kagoshima seitōki no uchi | 1877 (13.3) | ōban triptychs | 2K | 351 | |||
Chronicles of the Conquest of Kagoshima: Pictures of Various Battles Near Kumamoto Castle | Kagoshima seitōki no uchi Kumamoto jō yori shosho sensō no zu | 1877 (16.3 - 26.3) | ōban hexaptychs | 2K | 352 | |||
A Chronicle of the Subjugation of Kagoshima in Satsuma Province | Sasshū kagoshima seitōki no uchi | 1877 (26.3 - 1.5) | ōban triptychs | 2K | 355 | |||
A Collection of Desires | Mitate tai zukushi | 見立多 以 盡 (見立多 以 尽) |
1877 (12) - 1878 (4.1) | ōban | 20? | 370 | ||
Snow, Moon, and Flowers in the Southwest | Seinan setsugekka | 1877 | ōban triptychs | 1K | 389 | |||
Untitled series of Officers in the Satsuma Rebellion | 1877 or 1878 | yotsugiri | 4K | 398 | ||||
Eight Honourable Ways of Conduct | Eight Elements of Honour Eight Honourable Actions |
Meiyo hakkō no uchi | 1878 (10.1) | ōban | 7K | 399 | 33 | |
Mirror of Wise and Benevolent Heroes of Japan | A Mirror of Wisdom, Benevolence, and Valor in Japan | Honchō chijin eiyū kagami | 1878 (23.1 - 4) | ōban | 10K | 400 | ||
Specialties of Restaurants in the Imperial City | Specialties of Restaurants in the Capital A Contest of Beauty A Contest of Meetings Between Beautiful Women |
Kōto kaiseki beppin kurabe | 皇都 會席 別品 竸 (皇都 会席 別品 競) |
1878 (2.4) | ōban | 19? + 1 | 404 | |
Records of Light and Darkness at Kagoshima | A Chronicle of Events at Kagoshima | Kagoshima meianroku | 1878 (12.4 - 8) | ōban | 8K | 405 | 35 | |
Beauties and Seven Flowers | Beautiful Women and Seven Bright Flower | Bijin shichiyōka | 1878 (4) | ōban | 7K | 406 | 36 | |
Beauties of the Seven Nights | Allusions to the Seven Stars Allusions to the Seven Planets |
Mitate shichi yōsei | 1878 (12) | ōban | 7K | 409 | ||
Three Prime Events in Tōkyō | Tōkyō sansei no uchi | ca. 1878 | ōban | 1K | 410 | |||
The Kanayomi Newspaper | Kanayomi shimbun | 1879 (6.2 - 15.2) | ōban | 3K | 414 | |||
News from the Kabuki Theater | Kabuki shimpō | 1879 (26.2 - 26.3) | ōban | 4K | 415 | |||
Short Illustrated History of Great Japan | Simple Illustrated History of Great Japan | Dai nihon shiryaku zue | 大日本 史略 圖會 (大 日本 史略 図会) |
1879 (4) - 1880 (20.4) | ōban triptychs | 10K | 418 | 38 |
Six Poems of Love and Valor | Six Poems of Romances With Heroes | Enyū rokkasen | 1879 (12) | ōban | 6K | 419 | ||
Mirror of Famous Names of Great Japan | Dai nippon yūmei kagami | 1879 | vertical ōban |
Title (English) | Alternative Titles | Title (Rōmaji) | Title (Kanji) | Date | Format | Count | Keyes No. | B&V No. |
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Moral Lessons through Pictures of Good and Evil | Kyōkun zenaku zukai | 1880 (23.2 - 16.11) | chūban | 40K | 425 | |||
Pride of Tokyo's Twelve Months | Twelve Months with the Pride of Tokyo | Tōkyō jiman jūnikagetsu | 1881 (23.3) | ōban | 12 | 426 | ||
Twenty-Four Hours at Shimbashi and Yanagibashi | Twenty-Four Hours of the day at Shimbashi and Yanagibashi Twenty-Four Hours with the Courtesans of Shimbashi and Yanagibashi |
Shinryū nijūshi toki | 新柳 二十四 時 | 1880 (10) | ōban | 24 | 427 | 39 |
Eastern Pictures of Heroic Women Compared | Heroic Women in Edo Prints Eastern Pictures of Remarkable Women |
Azuma-e sugata retsujo kurabe | 1880 | ōban | 5K | 428 | 40 | |
A Mirror of Strange Tales from China and Japan | Wakan kidan kagami | 1880 | chūban | 3K | 435 | |||
Crazy Pictures of Famous Places in Tōkyō | Comic Pictures of Famous Places Amid the Civiliztion of Tōkyō | Tōkyō kaika kyōga meishō | 1881 (6.1) | horizontal chūban (issued in pairs on ōban sheets) | 40K | 436 | ||
Twenty-four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan | Kōkoku nijūshikō | 皇國 二十四 功 (皇国 二十四 功) |
1881 (30.5) - 1887 (9) | ōban | 24 | 438 | 41 | |
A Mirror of Filial Piety in Japan | Honchō chūkō kagami | 1881 | chūban | 3K | 441 | |||
A Mirror of the Achievements of Children | Osanadate kōmei kagami | 1881 | chūban | 9K | 442 | |||
Sketches by Yoshitoshi | Yoshitoshi ryakuga | 1882 (10.5) | chūban in pairs on ōban sheets | 40K | 446 | 42 | ||
The Illustrated Free Newspaper | Eiri jiyū shimbun | ca. 1882 | ōban | 1K | 452 | |||
Untitled series of Comic Pictures of Acts of the Chūshingura | ca. 1882 | chūban | 12K | 453 | ||||
Untitled series of Foreign Children and the Confucian Virtues | ca. 1882 | aiban | 6K | 454 | ||||
The Four Seasons at their Height | Zensei shiki | 1883 (9) | ōban triptychs | 3K | 458 | |||
Yoshitoshi's Courageous Warriors | Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage Yoshitoshi's Finest Warriors Yoshitoshi's Incomparable Warriors |
Yoshitoshi musha burui | 芳年 武者 旡類 | 1883 (7.12) - 1886 (20.10) | ōban | 33K | 460 | 44 |
Illustrations for the 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' | Illustration of a Chinese Story | Sangokushi zue no uchi | 1883 | ōban triptychs | 2K | 461 | ||
A Broadcast of the Miracles of Kotohira | Kotohira reigen kōhō | 1884 (20.12) | ōban | 3K | 465 | |||
A Comparison of Temperaments | Kigen kurabe | 1885 (10.5) | chūban | 20K | 470 | |||
An Educational Account of Self-made Men | Kyōiku risshiki | 1885 (26.10 - 25.12) | ōban | 4K# | 476 | |||
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon | Tsuki hyakushi | 月 百 姿 | 1885 (10) - 1892 (1.4) | ōban | 100 & Title, Table of Contents | 478 | 54 | |
New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures | Shinsen azuma nishiki-e | 新撰 東 錦絵 | 1885 (4.12) - 1889 (9.4) | ōban diptychs | 23K | 479 | 55 | |
Sketches by Yoshitoshi | Yoshitoshi manga | 1885 (17.12) - 1886 (14.12) | ōban diptychs | 7K | 482 | 57 | ||
The Yamato Newspaper | Yamato shimbun | ca. 1885 - 1888 (19.12) | chūban | 7K | 486 | |||
Personalities of Recent Times | Lives of Modern People | Kinsei jimbutsu shi | 近世 人物 誌 | 1886 (12.10) - 1888 (25.5) | ōban | 20 | 488 | |
Untitled series of Parodies of Scenes from Kabuki Plays | ca. early 1886 | chūban | K22? | 495 | ||||
Thirty-Two Aspects of Customs and Manners | Thirty-Two Aspects of Women | Fūzoku sanjūnisō | 風俗 三十二 相 | 1888 (1.3 - 3.11) | ōban | 32 & Title | 503 | 63 |
The Yamato Newspaper | Yamato shimbun | 1888 (23.6) | chūban | 2K | 504 | |||
New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts | Thirty-Six Supernatural Beings in New Forms | Shingata sanjūrokkaisen | 新形 三十六 怪撰 | 1889 (15.4) - 1892 | ōban | 36 & Title | 509 | 65 |
Title (English) | Alternative Titles | Title (Rōmaji) | Title (Kanji) | Date | Format | Count | Keyes No. | B&V No. |
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Snow, Moon and Flowers | Actors with Snow, Moon and Flowers | Setsugekka no uchi | 1890 (8) | ōban tripychs | 3K | 517 | 69 | |
The Flowers of Japan and the Art of Floral Arrangement | 1892 | 6 & 2 Covers | 523 |
Title (English) | Alternative Titles | Title (Rōmaji) | Title (Kanji) | Date | Format | Count | Keyes No. | B+V No. |
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Wooden Bodies of the Loyal Retainers | Gishi mokutai | ? | ōban | 533* | ||||
Chronicle of the Ascent of Toyotomi Clan | Toyotomi unshōroku | ca. late 1860s | ōban | 536* |