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One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Moon over the Pine Forest of Mio
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Moon over the Pine Forest of Mio
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Moon over the Pine Forest of Mio
DepartmentAsia

One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Moon over the Pine Forest of Mio

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.2001.21.41
DescriptionOn the coast at Kiyomi even the sky bars the way
The moon is blocked by the Mio pine groves
Man in huge red kimono sits on stool covered with spotted deer skin; has white hair, headdress with horns. He looks across sea to Mt. Fuji, moon above.