Utagawa Yoshiiku

Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833 - 1904) was a leading ukiyo-e artist and pupil of the master Kuniyoshi. He enjoyed a great rivalry with co-pupil Yoshitoshi, and in 1868 the pair collaborated on the notorious atrocity series Eimei Nijuhasshuku. In 1874 Yoshiiku was co-founder of the Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shinbun, a renowned illustrated broadsheet.

Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833 - 1904) was a leading ukiyo-e artist and pupil of the master Kuniyoshi. He enjoyed a great rivalry with co-pupil Yoshitoshi, and in 1868 the pair collaborated on the notorious atrocity series Eimei Nijuhasshuku. In 1874 Yoshiiku was co-founder of the Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shinbun, a renowned illustrated broadsheet. See less