Title Sheet for the series Eimei nijūhachi-shūku
- Date:
- Meiji period, 1867
- Medium:
- Unmatted ukiyo-e woodblock print in ōban format; ink and colors on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 35.4 × 24.1 cm
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Description
"Title Sheet for the Series Eimei nijūhachi-shūku" (1867) is the organizing cover print for one of Yoshitoshi's most important early series—"Twenty-Eight Famous Murders with Verse," a collection of prints depicting notorious crimes and violent deaths accompanied by kyoka (comic verse). The title sheet establishes the series' tone: the combination of gruesome subject matter and comic poetry created an unsettling aesthetic of darkly humorous transgression that shocked contemporary audiences. The series is now recognized as one of the defining achievements of the muzan-e genre.
More Prints by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
More Figures Prints
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Title Sheet for the series Eimei nijūhachi-shūku was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in Meiji period, 1867.
Title Sheet for the series Eimei nijūhachi-shūku depicts figures, calligraphy, and warriors.
Title Sheet for the series Eimei nijūhachi-shūku measures 35.4 × 24.1 cm (Oban format).