Titles and identification uncertainties are preserved from the original catalogue. Images are presented as reduced display copies.
About the Series
This page attempts to catalog all known prints in
Yoshitoshi's
series
'A Celebration of Gallantry ( Isami no kotobuki ) 1865'.
Firemen were well respected in Yoshitoshi's time, their prestige equal to sumo wrestlers and actors. Fire brigades were well organised in all districts, and were often quite competitive with one another. This is the first series Yoshitoshi produced featuring firemen (see
Kaku daiku matoi
- Keyes #338 for another fireman series), and he produced several individual prints as well (see #59 in the
Yūbin hōchi shinbun series).
Publication details
Date
08/1865
Format
Ōban
Signature
Gyokuo Yoshitoshi hitsu
Seals
Unread
Publisher
Daikin
Block carver
Matsushima Hori Masa
Catalogue notes
This catalogue lists seven known designs and may not be complete. The original page marks several details, including title readings, dates and publisher information, as unchecked. Print #7 remains unidentified in the current catalogue. The identification of print #2 is under review. Individual Japanese title transcriptions were not supplied.
Information about unlisted designs, corrections, better images, and missing publication details is welcome.
SCHOLARSHIP & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Catalogue References
01
Courage and Silence
Roger S. Keyes · 1982
A Study of the Life and Color Woodblock Prints of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 1839–1892. Series 145.
Sawamura Tanosuke III as a Tattooed FiremanVIEW PRINT ↗01Sawamura Tanosuke III as a Tattooed Fireman08/1865
Nakamura Shikan IV as a Tattooed FiremanVIEW PRINT ↗02Nakamura Shikan IV as a Tattooed Fireman08/1865
Ichimura Kakitsu IV as a Tattooed FiremanVIEW PRINT ↗03Ichimura Kakitsu IV as a Tattooed Fireman08/1865
Bando Hikasaburo V as a Tattooed FiremanVIEW PRINT ↗05Bando Hikasaburo V as a Tattooed Fireman08/1865
Sawamura Tosshō II as a Tattooed FiremanVIEW PRINT ↗06Sawamura Tosshō II as a Tattooed Fireman08/1865
Unidentified actor as a tattooed firemanVIEW PRINT ↗07Unidentified actor as a tattooed fireman08/1865