DepartmentAsia
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Lady Chiyo and the Broken Water Bucket
NameWoodblock Print
Maker
Taiso Yoshitoshi
(1839-1892)
CultureJapanese
Date1889
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.2001.21.74
Collections
which Lady Chiyo filled has fallen out
the moon has no home in the water
Female figure in center dressed in a kimono of blue and light orange checked fabric. A bucket that has fallen is on the ground with spilled water. Figure standing next to a fence. Moon shining through a tree.
