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One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Takakura Moon
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Takakura Moon
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Takakura Moon
DepartmentAsia

One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Takakura Moon

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.2001.21.36
DescriptionTakakura moon - Hasebe Nobutsura
Man sits under trees, watching two other men disguised as women walk away in distance. Man wears figured green robe over white shirt. "Women" wear wide hats with long cloths hanging down which conceal fact they are really men. Full moon.