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Japanese Woodblock Print Yoshitoshi 100 Moons 1886 browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Pre 1900: item # 947614 Please refer to our stock # b5160 when inquiring.
Brian Page Antiques Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom Tel: 01273 622152 Guest Book GBP 120.00 |
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| 14 x 9 3/8 ins. (35.5 x 23.8 cms) This striking design is from Yoshitoshi's most celebrated series, Tsuki hyakushi (A Hundred Views of the Moon), published between 1885 and 1892 by Akiyama Buemon. This design is no.36. Takakura moon (Takakura no tsuki). After having plotted against Taira no Kiyomori in the year 1180, and having been found out, Prince Mochihito - brother of the deposed emperor Takakura - and his companion Munenobu flee from the Takakura mansion disguised in women's traveling costumes. However, the main character of this scene is Hasebe no Nobutsura, Mochihito’s retainer, who has helped them escaping. Nobutsura, was captured, but refused to reveal the prince's whereabouts even under torture. Nobutsura survived, and became Lord of Noto province after the Taira had been defeated in 1185. Published August 1886. The print is in good condition with no backing sheet. There is slight trimming to the left hand margin, two tiny repairs to the bottom corners, a slight nibble to the top right corner and slight surface soiling. The top right corner is slightly creased. There is gauffrage, blind printing or embossing, to the square cartouche and to the white part of the male figures costume. Please note this is an original printing NOT a facsimile or reprint. | |||||
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