"Old Man Nishimura Seated and Holding the Hochi Newspaper" (1875) is a portrait print depicting a specific individual—likely a figure connected to the Yubin Hochi Shimbun, the newspaper for which Yoshitoshi worked as an illustrator during much of the 1870s. The presence of the newspaper as a prop is significant: Yoshitoshi's years as a newspaper illustrator fundamentally shaped his mature style, introducing him to the fast-paced production rhythms and broad audience that characterized popular print culture in the early Meiji period.
1888
Color woodblock print; oban
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Color woodblock print
Old Man Nishimura Seated and Holding the Hochi Newspaper was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in 1875.
Old Man Nishimura Seated and Holding the Hochi Newspaper depicts figures, seascapes, and daily life.
