Postal News
- Date:
- 1875
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
"Postal News" (1875) belongs to Yoshitoshi's newspaper illustration period, when he worked regularly for the Yubin Hochi Shimbun (Postal Bulletin) producing news imagery. The print likely depicts a dramatic news story of the time—a crime, accident, or confrontation—rendered in the woodblock tradition with narrative directness. Yoshitoshi's years as a newspaper illustrator were crucial to his artistic development, forcing him to produce images quickly, accessibly, and with immediate visual impact for a mass readership.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Postal News was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in 1875.
Postal News depicts urban scenes, figures, and daily life.