[2] Yoshitoshi is said to have influenced several major 20th century print artists, including Shikō Munakata[2] and Hiromitsu Takahashi.
His colorful works generally depict scenes from the kabuki theatre, or subjects related to folk traditions and festivals.
Art collector Ren Brown writes that Yoshitoshi's "figures are most often rendered with a simplicity that manages to denote great energy and movement.
It was during this time that he met and worked with Serizawa Keisuke and Yanagi Sōetsu, studying stencil-dyeing techniques and becoming involved in the mingei movement.
[3] It was not until the 1950s that Yoshitoshi began creating works on paper, quickly becoming known as one of the key artists of the sōsaku hanga movement.