A woman raises her hand amid morning glories

A young woman raises one open hand, her red sleeve lining showing at the wrist. She wears an outer robe of green patterned with cherry blossoms, vines and sake-cup roundels over a lilac under-robe printed with blue morning glories. Her hair is piled high and bound with red cord and pins. A grey gradient fills the background. A hanging title tag at upper left and a vertical text cartouche with the signature and red seal appear at right.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892) was the last major master of ukiyo-e, working through the upheaval of the Meiji era. A pupil of Kuniyoshi, he moved from violent early war prints to the psychological intensity of his mature series — One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (1885–92) and New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts — in which history, legend and theatre are staged by moonlight. His draughtsmanship and unusual use of colour carried the woodblock print into the modern period. His prints are held by the British Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Printed as a museum-grade giclée on Hahnemühle fine art paper using 12-ink archival pigment printing. Available handframed in FSC-certified wood with optional float glass, or unframed. Ships worldwide with free delivery to 30+ countries.