TSUYOSHI YOSHIDA ALSO KNOWN BY HIS PEN NAME MISHIMA GO 三島剛 (Japan, 1924-1988) Nude man Circa 1970s-1980s Lithography print From ‘Mishima Gō gashū Wakamono’ (‘三島剛画集 若者’, lit. ‘Mishima Go Book of Pictures of Young Men’ Publisher: Daini Shobo Dimensions (the leaf): 42 x 29,6 cm Provenance: A large collection of 100+ Japanese woodblock prints, properties from a French collector. Note: Tsuyoshi Yoshida was a Japanese homoerotic fetish artist. He contributed to Barazoku (The Rose Tribe), the first gay magazine published by Daini Shobo in Tokyo in 1971. In 1974, Mishima founded his own gay magazine called Sabu.He is noted for his illustrations of macho-type men, often with yakuza-inspired irezumi tattoos. Mishima, along with Tatsuji Okawa, Sanshi Funayama, and Go Hirano, is regarded by artist and historian Gengoroh Tagame as a central figure in the first wave of contemporary gay artists in Japan. NOTE: CONDITION REPORTS AND MEASUREMENTS It is up to the bidder to satisfy themselves prior to buying as to the condition of a lot. In relation to Condition Reports, whilst we make certain observations on the lot, which are intended to be as helpful as possible, references in the condition report to damage or restoration are for guidance. The absence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. The condition report is an expression of opinion only and must not be treated as a statement of fact. Measurements and weight are approximate and the potential bidder may re-ask it to be checked when asking for a condition report.