Theater District Dawn Moon Original Yoshitoshi (1839

100 Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)Comments - Fantastic, original Yoshitoshi depiction of dawn in Shibaimachi, the theater district in Edo. A young woman in the foreground wearing a fine kimono h

100 Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)Comments - Lovely scene from the Chushingura depicting a young man on a moonlit walk. This scene is taken from Act VII of the play. The man is shown standing on

100 Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)Comments - A fantastic 100 Moon print and one of the series masterworks, this incredible piece depicting the ghost of the renegade priest Kumasaka Chohan. Kumas

100 Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)Comments - Fantastic Yoshitoshi print depicting Yukimori, a warrior who interested Yoshitoshi and is pictured several times in his woodblock prints. He was a gr

100 Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)Comments - A print illustrating a discontented love between Yokobue and the young guard whom she loves. She has just traveled to the temple where he retreated t

100 Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)Comments - Incredible depiction of Minamoto no Tsunemoto, famous archer of the 10th century. He was known from a story of protecting the emperor one day when a

100 Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)Comments - Beautiful image of Minamoto no Yoshimitsu sitting atop a hill and playing the sho, a mouth organ made with bamboo reeds. The strong diagonal of the r

100 Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)Comments - Charming Yoshitoshi scene of men and women performing a traditional Bon Festival dance. The Bon Festival is devoted to the dead, but it is a happy oc

100 Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)Comments - A wonderful print of the Monk In'ei, head priest of the Hozo Temple in Nara. He was famous for inventing the distinctive crescent shaped spear. Here,

100 Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)Comments - Fine print depicting the god of happiness and good fortune, Hotei. He is often depicted with his round belly exposed as he is seen here. He reclines

100 Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)Comments - A wonderful, original Yoshitoshi image illustrating the story of Kagekado, a retainer of the head of the Minamoto clan. A force had been sent to kill

100 Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)Comments - Fantastic image from the story of The Forty-seven Ronin. This original Yoshitoshi print illustrates the last scene of play when the Ronin attacked Mo

100 Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)Comments - Foxes were magical creatures in ancient Japan. They weren't necessary evil, but fond of practical jokes and it was best not to cross them. This print

100 Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)Comments - The monkey here is the immortal monkey who accompanied Triptaka on his journey from China to India in the seventh century to collect Buddhist scriptu

100 Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)Comments - Yoshitoshi depicts the Spirit of the Plum tree as was originally mused about in a Chinese poem. The woman is shown with a double chin and a conventio

100 Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)Comments - Fantastic Yoshitoshi print illustrating an old story from the Japanese civil war of the 16th century. In this print, Toshimitsu, a retainer for Akech

100 Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)Comments - Lovely, tranquil image from the 100 Moon series depicting Fujiwara no Kinto, the son of a politician and a poet at court. Here, he is shown in a cour

100 Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)Comments - A luxurious scene of a long-necked noblewoman instructing her attendant to roll up the bamboo blinds. A full moon stands against the pale blue sky. T

Artist: Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839-1892) Title: Dawn Moon of the Shinto Rites Series title: One Hundred Aspects of the Moon Publisher: Akiyama Buemon Date: 1886 Size: 32.8 x 22.1 cm Ref: CMMY02

Artist: Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka, 1839-1892 Title: Dawn Moon and Tumbling Snow Series: One Hundred Aspects of the Moon Date: 1889 Medium: Japanese woodblock print Image Size:</

Artist: Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839-1892)Title: GoyÅ Bridge MoonSeries title: One Hundred Aspects of the MoonPublisher: Akiyama BuemonDate: 1885 - 1892Size: 32.7 x 22.1 cmRef: CMMY50

Artist: Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839-1892) Title: Huai River Moon Series title: One Hundred Aspects of the Moon Publisher: Akiyama Buemon Date: 1887 Size: 35.2 x 23.8 cm Ref: CW48

Artist: Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839-1892) Title: Chofu Village Moon Series: One Hundred Aspects of the Moon Publisher: Akiyama Buemon Date: 1891 Size: 36.1 x 23.5 cm Ref: JGA14

YOSHITOSHI TSUKIOKA (1839-1892): FOUR ORIGINAL JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS; from the series of One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, 1885-1892, (4).