Yoshitoshi: The Splendid Decadent by Shinichi Segi translated by Alfred T. Birnbaum Jar the scale of the landscape

the scale of the landscape dwarfing the human figures in a way more reminiscent of classical Japanese landscape painting than of battle journalism

hand-formed and hand-painted

This is a vintage Japanese kanzashi (hairpiece)

Length = 67"

A squat ovoid covered cloisonné jar on a black ground filled with a dense wan (卍) fret pattern in gold wire

Yoshitoshi: The Splendid Decadent by Shinichi Segi translated by Alfred T. Birnbaum Jar the scale of the landscapeAn early and still valuable survey of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (18391892), the last great master of the ukiyo e woodblock tradition, by Japanese art historian Shinichi Segi. The text covers Yoshitoshi's biography, artistic development, and major series, situating his work within the cultural turbulence of the Meiji period. More than 150 works are reproduced in black and white, with 67 works reproduced in color as a separate plate section. A foundational