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One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Moon on the Southern Sea
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Moon on the Southern Sea
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Moon on the Southern Sea
DepartmentAsia

One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Moon on the Southern Sea

NameWoodblock Print
Maker Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
CultureJapanese
Date1888
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.2001.21.68
DescriptionMoon of the Southern Sea
The Goddess of Mercy sitting on a rocky promontory, her head surrounded by a halo, with a vase beside her. Dark clouds pass over the moon.