Brief Biography-Tsukioka Yoshitoshi worked from the end of the Edo period into the beginning of the Meiji period. He was born Owariya Yonejiro in Edo, in 1839. He was a disciple of Kuniyoshi Utagawa and later became famous for his violent scenes, but he also painted historical works and beautiful women. Unfortunately, he suffered a series of depression bouts throughout his life, which led to financial difficulties and broken marriages. However, he eventually became successful with his Bijin-ga prints, and critics rated him the number one ukiyo-e painter. Still, his mental illness recurred, and he died in 1892 of a brain haemorrhage at fifty-three.