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Item from the Mokuhankan Flea MarketA Crescent Moon - Yorimasa Size: 36.5cm by 24.5cm (14.37 in by 9.65 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ? Designer: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Era: Meiji | Currency: $ / £ / € Price:  Description: This is from Yoshitoshi's popular series 'One Hundred Aspects of the Moon.', a total of 100 large nishiki-e prints, all of which were based on moon-related scenes from Japanese and Chinese stories, poems, and songs, took eight years to complete (1885-1892). A scene from 'The Tale of the Heike' where the great archer Minamoto Yorimasa is crouching with his bow by his side. He is looking up to the sky watching the approach of a fantastic monster that had been attacking the imperial palace and bothering the emperor, so he killed the beast with one shot of his arrow. The crescent moon is evoked by the shape of the bow stretched by a string. This print is backed and has toning. But they are in good condition overall for their age remaining nice color.       Browse thumbnail pages of various selections from the catalogue ... Mokuhankan Publications:general (104) kacho-e (27) landscape (54) bijin-ga (19) contemporary (17) senshafuda (2) yakusha-e (4) HangaClub (70) ebook (6) miscellaneous (4) 8 Cats (4) supplies (6) [ Also see our Annual Gift Page ] Partner Shops: Kawase Hasui prints (12) Yoshida family prints (48) Doi Hanga prints (54) Miyakodori prints (4) Numabe Mokuhan prints (3) Guest items (17) Mokuhankan Flea Market (All items) general (78) kacho-e (38) yakusha-e (25) landscape (130) bijin-ga (113) kuchi-e (0) contemporary (4) set (42) books (3) [ List of Recently sold items ] [ Flea Market Matsuri ] |
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