DepartmentAsia
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Michizane Composes a Poem by Moonlight
NameWoodblock Print
Maker
Taiso Yoshitoshi
(1839-1892)
CultureJapanese
Date1886
Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia
Mediumpaper, ink
DimensionsOverall: 14 1/2 x 9 in. (36.83 x 22.86 cm)
Credit LineGift from the collection of Else and Joseph Chapman
Object numberA.2001.21.16
Collections
and plum blossoms appear like refected stars
an! the golden mirror of the moon passes overhead
as fragrance from the jade chamber fills the garden
- Sugawara no Michizane
Young man stands holding a pen over a book which rests on his fan; behind there is a gnarled black tree, and a full moon in sky; man wears yellow kimono over purple robe; hair is tied in double knot.
Taiso Yoshitoshi
1886
