THE SERIES COLLECTION · KEYES 436
Crazy Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo
東京開化狂画名所
Tōkyō kaika kyōga meishō
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi · 01/1881
01/1881PUBLICATION DATES
40 entriesIN THIS CATALOGUE
TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI · 月岡芳年
#01 A giant octopus takes on all comers at the fish market at Nihombashi.
東京開化狂画名所
THE SERIES COLLECTION
CRAZY PICTURES OF FAMOUS PLACES IN TOKYO東京開化狂画名所
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A giant octopus takes on all comers at the fish market at Nihombashi.VIEW PRINT ↗#01A giant octopus takes on all comers at the fish market at Nihombashi.1/1881
Photographing the god of the Kanda Myojin Shrine.VIEW PRINT ↗#02Photographing the god of the Kanda Myojin Shrine.1/1881
A geisha forgets about every thing as she watches fireworks at Ryogoku.VIEW PRINT ↗#03A geisha forgets about every thing as she watches fireworks at Ryogoku.1/1881
A drunkard vomiting at Naito Shinjuku.VIEW PRINT ↗#04A drunkard vomiting at Naito Shinjuku.1/1881
A geisha collapses on her way home at Shimbashi.VIEW PRINT ↗#05A geisha collapses on her way home at Shimbashi.1/1881
A waiter spilling a tray of teacups at the Shinbomi Theater.VIEW PRINT ↗#06A waiter spilling a tray of teacups at the Shinbomi Theater.1/1881
Carrying a giant potato at the bird festival at Senzoku.VIEW PRINT ↗#07Carrying a giant potato at the bird festival at Senzoku.1/1881
The Hotei of Nippori, one of the world's three largest bellies.VIEW PRINT ↗#08The Hotei of Nippori, one of the world's three largest bellies.1/1881
Twisting the nose of a tengu at the Kompira Shrine at Toranomon.VIEW PRINT ↗#09Twisting the nose of a tengu at the Kompira Shrine at Toranomon.1/1881
Travellers startled by a badger's gigantic scrotum at Hiroonohara, Azabu.VIEW PRINT ↗#10Travellers startled by a badger's gigantic scrotum at Hiroonohara, Azabu.1/1881
A client gets the wrong room in a brothel in Shinagawa.VIEW PRINT ↗#11A client gets the wrong room in a brothel in Shinagawa.1/1881
A careless noodle vendor at Takanawa in Shiba.VIEW PRINT ↗#12A careless noodle vendor at Takanawa in Shiba.1/1881
A prostitute at a tenement in Nezu pulls in a Chinaman by his pigtail.VIEW PRINT ↗#13A prostitute at a tenement in Nezu pulls in a Chinaman by his pigtail.1/1881
A gathering of fat people at Dangozaka, Sendagi.VIEW PRINT ↗#14A gathering of fat people at Dangozaka, Sendagi.1/1881
A woman falling down the arched bridge at Temmangu Shrine, Kameido.VIEW PRINT ↗#15A woman falling down the arched bridge at Temmangu Shrine, Kameido.1/1881
Prostitutes taking time off at Yoshidacho, Honjo.VIEW PRINT ↗#16Prostitutes taking time off at Yoshidacho, Honjo.1/1881
Tea servers with a telescope at Atagoyama in Shiba.VIEW PRINT ↗#17Tea servers with a telescope at Atagoyama in Shiba.1/1881
A skillful rickshaw driver at Kasumigaseki.VIEW PRINT ↗#18A skillful rickshaw driver at Kasumigaseki.1/1881
Rural pilgrims worshipping the neon sign of the Nipposha at Owaricho.VIEW PRINT ↗#19Rural pilgrims worshipping the neon sign of the Nipposha at Owaricho.1/1881
A belligerent drunk at Yurakucho.VIEW PRINT ↗#20A belligerent drunk at Yurakucho.1/1881
Blind masseurs wrestling at Yamashita, Ueno.VIEW PRINT ↗#21Blind masseurs wrestling at Yamashita, Ueno.1/1881
Musicians farting at the Toshogu Shrine in UenoVIEW PRINT ↗#22Musicians farting at the Toshogu Shrine in Ueno1/1881
柳橋 書画會画工の狼藉An outraged painter at an exhibition at Yanagibashi.VIEW PRINT ↗#23An outraged painter at an exhibition at Yanagibashi.1/1881
Farting at a kappa at the lumber yard in Fukagawa.VIEW PRINT ↗#24Farting at a kappa at the lumber yard in Fukagawa.1/1881
A lion dancer gets under a skirt at the New Yoshiwara.VIEW PRINT ↗#25A lion dancer gets under a skirt at the New Yoshiwara.1/1881
A ghost Jizo startles a near-sighted old man at Asajigahara.VIEW PRINT ↗#26A ghost Jizo startles a near-sighted old man at Asajigahara.1/1881
A foreign couple notice an errand boy asleep in the park at Ueno.VIEW PRINT ↗#27A foreign couple notice an errand boy asleep in the park at Ueno.1/1881
The thunder god falls into the lotus pond at Shinobazu Pond.VIEW PRINT ↗#28The thunder god falls into the lotus pond at Shinobazu Pond.1/1881
A giant clam grabs a finger of a shell gatherer at Susaki.VIEW PRINT ↗#29A giant clam grabs a finger of a shell gatherer at Susaki.1/1881
A boat prostitute begins business at Teppozu.VIEW PRINT ↗#30A boat prostitute begins business at Teppozu.1/1881
Nio, the guardian king, attending the year-end festival at Asakusa.VIEW PRINT ↗#31Nio, the guardian king, attending the year-end festival at Asakusa.1/1881
Drunken priestess at the Temmangu Shrine at Yanagishima.VIEW PRINT ↗#32Drunken priestess at the Temmangu Shrine at Yanagishima.1/1881
A foreign lady performing sorcery at the Inari Shrine in Oji.VIEW PRINT ↗#33A foreign lady performing sorcery at the Inari Shrine in Oji.1/1881
The cowardice of a wordly monk at Yanagiwara.VIEW PRINT ↗#34The cowardice of a wordly monk at Yanagiwara.1/1881
Archery attendants grabbing a client at the Shinmei Shrine in Shiba.VIEW PRINT ↗#35Archery attendants grabbing a client at the Shinmei Shrine in Shiba.1/1881
A drunken misstep at Dokanyama.VIEW PRINT ↗#36A drunken misstep at Dokanyama.1/1881
Bewitching foxes at the Mimeguri Shrine on the Sumida Embankment.VIEW PRINT ↗#37Bewitching foxes at the Mimeguri Shrine on the Sumida Embankment.1/1881
Wrestling buffs at the Ekoin, South Ryogoku.VIEW PRINT ↗#38Wrestling buffs at the Ekoin, South Ryogoku.1/1881
A kite flies off with a bonito at Seidozaka.VIEW PRINT ↗#39A kite flies off with a bonito at Seidozaka.1/1881
A famous jockey at Shokonsha.VIEW PRINT ↗#40A famous jockey at Shokonsha.1/1881Print numbers retain the original page’s catalogue order and numbering. The original catalogue references are preserved below.
About the Series
This page catalogs all known prints in Yoshitoshi's series
'Crazy Pictures of Famous Places in Tōkyō'
(Tōkyō kaika kyōga meishō), from 1881.
This is a humorous series of caricatures drawn by Yoshitoshi to illlustrate aspects of modern life in Tōkyō. The subject matter is varied - common working folk, geisha and prostitutes, ghosts and folk legends are all featured. Many of the scenes feature situations which would have been common during Yoshitoshi's own lifetime.
These were originally issued as paired chūban prints which are, these days, commonly found separate. The list below, which uses Keyes' numbering, keeps many paired ones together, but separates others. The list indicates which paired, but now separated, ones go together.
Publication details
- Dates: 1881 (1)
- Size: Chūban
- Signed: Yoshitoshi (also, Yonejiro Tsukioka in margin)
- Seal:
- Publishers: Tsunashima
- Engravers:
Catalogue references and numbering
Print numbers retain the original page’s catalogue order and numbering. The original catalogue references are preserved below.
Listed in Keyes' thesis:Roger. S. Keyes, "Courage and Silence: A Study of the Life and Color Woodblock Prints of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 1839-1892", Cinncinnati, 1982where it appears as series #436.
We use the Keyes numbers to order the prints below. Please let us know if you can provide a missing image.