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Taiso Yoshitoshi
Itsukushima Moon--A Muro Courtesan

1886

About the Item

A courtesan in Heian period style looks over the prow of her watercraft, looking ahead through the famous torii of Miyajima (Itsukushima) Shrine. She will be dancing in the ceremonies of the annual festival held in Itsukushima in the sixth month of the lunar calendar. Note the ukiyoe style of the beauty and the water, and the Shijo style of the rendering of the torii and the shore. Her enormous traveling hat and veil are placed beside her. From the series "One Hundred Famous Views of the Moon". Published by Akiyama Takuemon. See: Stevens, John: “Yoshitoshi’s One Hundred Aspects of The Moon”, Hong Kong, 1988. #21. Handmade original Japanese color woodblock print.
  • Creator:
    Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839-1892, Japanese)
  • Creation Year:
    1886
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14.02 in (35.6 cm)Width: 9.45 in (24 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Very good impression, color and condition. Unbacked.
  • Gallery Location:
    Burbank, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: YOT7281stDibs: LU33224752212
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