The Last Voice of Bunjinga: The Life and Legacy of Tomioka Tessai Tomioka Tessai, born as Tomioka Yusuke, remains one of the most profound and singular figures in the long tapestry of Japanese art history. Standing at a monumental crossroads between eras, he was both the final great guardian of the Bunjinga tradition—a style rooted in the scholarly, literati ideals of China—and a pioneering force behind the emergence of Nihonga, the m…