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One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Kinto Picks a Plum Branch in the Moonlight
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Kinto Picks a Plum Branch in the Moonlight
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Kinto Picks a Plum Branch in the Moonlight
DepartmentAsia

One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Kinto Picks a Plum Branch in the Moonlight

NameWoodblock Print
Maker Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
CultureJapanese
Date1887
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.2001.21.47
DescriptionIn the midst of glimmering whiteness
among the night's moon-shadows
I part the snow and pluck plum blossoms - Kinto
Man in black robe holds his fan forward to catch snow-covered plum blossoms.