DepartmentAsia
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Chinese Beauty holding a Stringed Instrument
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.2001.21.54
Collections
she orders the screen to be rolled up, regretting the passing of spring
with the yunhe across her lap she gazes at the moon
the colors of the trees are hazy in the indistinct moonlight - Wang Changling
Long necked noblewoman with musical instrument watching her maidservant rolling up the blinds.
Artist unrecorded
Early 20th Century
