Portrait of Taiso Yoshitoshi, June 1892, Kanaki Toshikage; Publisher: Akiyama Buemon, Japanese, active c. 1868 - 1892, 14 5/8 × 9 13/16 in. (37.15 × 24.92 cm) (sheet, vertical ōban), Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, This portrait shows the artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) who lived during a time of drastic and disruptive social change in Japan and is considered the last major ukiyo-e artist. Born into a merchant family he initially designed beautiful women and actors in the Utagawa school style he was trained in but then shifted towards realism. In 1858, he became an independent artist and focused on historical subjects. He gained a reputation as a 'war artist' through his depictions of violence.