100 Aspects of the Moon # 20 by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

100 Aspects of the Moon # 20 by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Item# suzaku-gate-moon-yoshitoshi
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Artist: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Taiso) (1839-1892)

Woodblock Prints Title: One Hundred Aspects of the Moon # 20 Suzaku Gate moon (Suzakumon no tsuki)

1st Publication: February 1886

Size: 13-1/2" x 9" + Margins as shown

Date of this edition: February 1886

Publisher: Akiyama Buemon

Condition: Backed on an acid free album page, else very fine. Excellent colors, impression, and overall condition.

More about this print: The courtier Hakuga Sammi (Minamoto no Hiromasa, 913-980 AD) was an accomplished flute player. One evening he met a mysterious bearded foreigner at Suzaku Gate in Kyoto, and the two played duets together. Hiromasa's skill on the flute was legendary and the beauty of his playing is recounted in numerous tales.

Pictures: Pictures are taken outdoor, in the shade, to reflect true colors, without any enhancements of any kind. The last picture is taken indoor, with a light behind the print, to reveal the exact paper grain, holes if any, or other possible flaws.

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