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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) The complete set of The Journey to the West, A Popular Version (Tsuzoku saiyuki), Edo period, 19th century

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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) 

The complete set of The Journey to the West, A Popular Version (Tsuzoku saiyuki)

Edo period, 19th century


the complete set of twenty-one woodblock prints, and including the table of contents, bound in accordion manner with brocade cloth covers, from the series The Journey to the West, A Popular Version (Tsuzoku saiyuki), each sheet signed Ikkaisai Yoshitoshi ga, censor's seal aratame, published by Fukushimaya Tashichi (Senkindo), circa 1864-65

Each vertical oban

each sheet 34.7 x 24.2 cm.

The album: 34.7 x 24.2 x 1.1 cm. 

The series comprising:

- Monkey Jumps into the Waterfall, 12th month 1864

- Monkey (Son Goku) Defeats the Monstrous King of Havoc (Konsei Mao), 10th month 1864

- Monkey (Son Goku) and the King of the Underworld (Meio), 12th month 1864 

- Monkey (Son Goku) and His Sworn Brother the Bull Monster King (Dokugyu Kio), 12th month 1864 

- Tripitaka (Genjo Sanzo) Puts the Gold Fillet of Obedience on Monkey (Son Goku), 2nd month 1865 

- Monkey (Son Goku) Fights the Yellow Wind King (Kofuo), 12th month 1864

- Bajie (Cho Hakkai) Agrees to Marry One of the Widow's Three Daughters (Shinshin, Rinrin, and Aiai), 2nd month 1865 

- Bajie (Hakkai) Comes to Find Monkey (Son Goku) on Flower-Fruit Mountain, 2nd month 1865 

- Monkey (Son Goku) Tricks Sly Devil (Seisaiki) and Wily Worm (Reirichu), 12th month 1864 

- Monkey (Son Goku) Fights Great King Golden Horn (Kinkaku Daio), 2nd month 1865 

- Monkey (Son Goku) and Bajie (Cho Hakkai) Fight the Old Demon of Lion-Camel Cave (Shidado no roma), 2nd month 1865 

- Monkey (Son Goku) Fights Great King Holy Child (Seiei Daio), Also Called Red Boy (Kogaiji), no censor's seal, circa 1864–65 

- Bajie (Cho Hakkai) Throws a Pebble into the Heaven-Reaching River, 2nd month 1865 

- Monkey (Son Goku) and Bajie (Cho Hakkai) Fight Great King of Miraculous Power (Reikan'o), a Transformed Goldfish, 11th month 1864

- Monkey (Son Goku) Watches Prince Nata (Nata Taishi) Fight the One-horn Demon King (Dokukaku Daio), 10th month 1864

- Monkey (Son Goku) Asks Mars, the Star of Fiery Virtue (Katokusei), for Help, 10th month 1864 

- Sand Monk (Sa Gojo) Watches the Fight between False Monkey (Ka Goku) and Real Monkey (Shin Goku), 2nd month 1865 

- Monkey (Son Goku) Fights the Demoness Raksasi (Rasetsunyo), 12th month 1864 

- Rilang (Jiro Shinkun) Helps Monkey (Son Goku) and Bajie (Cho Hakkai) Fight Nine-Heads (Kyuto Fuba), 12th month 1864 

- Monkey (Son Goku) Takes Queen Golden Sage (Kinsei Kogo) Home by Straw Dragon, 8th month 1865

- Bajie in Fish Form with the Seven Female Demons, 2nd month 1865


For a complete set in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, go to: https://collections.mfa.org/collections