"Preparatory Drawing of Sakuma Dennai" (circa 1868) is an ink-and-color sketch for a warrior portrait print, showing the figure at the composition stage before transfer to wood. The study preserves both the pose Yoshitoshi settled on and the preliminary color scheme, offering a rare window into his working process. The circa 1868 date places this during his most intense period of warrior print production, when he was completing the large Eimei nijūhachi-shūku series and numerous other [musha-e](/glossary/musha-e) simultaneously.
1888
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Color woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Preparatory drawing of Sakuma Dennai was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in circa 1868.
Preparatory drawing of Sakuma Dennai depicts figures, warriors, and portraits.
Preparatory drawing of Sakuma Dennai measures 32.4 × 24.9 cm (Oban format).
