Tankei Inoue, Aoto Fujitsuna, Instruction in the Fundamentals of Success
Artist: Tankei Inoue (1864-1889)
Title: Aoto Fujitsuna
Series title: Instruction in the Fundamentals of Success（教導立志基）
Publisher: Matsuki Heikichi
Date: 1885
Size: 24.2 x 36 cm
Original Japanese woodblock print.
Tankei Inoue
Tankei was Kobayashi Kiyochika's (1847-1915) only true disciple. By the time Kiyochika gave up Western-style landscapes in 1881, Yasuji had designed only eight prints in his own name, but he perpetuated his master’s style over the next three years, particularly in the format of small postcard-size prints.
Both Kiyochika and Tankei incorporated elements of French Impressionism into their woodblock prints. This is predominantly through the use of shadow and light, not used previously within ukiyo-e. There would often be two prints of the same scene, one depicting day and the other night. Tankei's best known work is the postcard series Tokyo Meisho, or 'Famous Views of Tokyo'.
| Print Format | Oban (Vertical) |
|---|---|
| Artist | Tankei Inoue |
| Subject | Samurai & Male |
| Dimensions | 24.2 x 36 cm |
| Condition Report | Slight misregistration on the border, light fading. |
| Series | Instruction in the Fundamentals of Success |
