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Tomogimi, a Courtesan of Muronotsu, by Moonlight at Itsukushima (no. 20)
Tomogimi, a Courtesan of Muronotsu, by Moonlight at Itsukushima (no. 20)

Tomogimi, a Courtesan of Muronotsu, by Moonlight at Itsukushima (no. 20)

Original Language Title明治１８年　いつくしまの月室遊女
Series TitleOne Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki no hyakushi)
Artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839 - 1892)
Date1886
MediumVertical oban woodblock print, ink and color on paper
DimensionsImage: 13 × 8 3/4 inches (33.02 × 22.23 cm)
Sheet: 14 1/2 × 10 inches (36.83 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marc and Elizabeth Wilson
Object numberF97-33/9
Signedupper left: Yoshitoshi
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DescriptionA woman in a boat approaches an island under full moon. The boat is pulling up to the rock gate of a shrine, seen in the background. The woman's gigantic traveling hat with its heavy veil lies beside her; a drum is placed underneath her robes.Gallery Label

Ukiyoe ("pictures of the floating world") woodblock prints were widely admired during the Edo period (1615-1868), especially the 1700s. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi was one of the last ukiyoe artists popular with collectors in the late 1800s.

Yoshitoshi was known for his theatrical depictions of legends and folklore. This print comes from the series 100 Aspects of the Moon. The prints from this series illustrate scenes of famous women dressed in ancient courtly attire and bathed in the moonlight.

Provenance

With Marc and Elizabeth Wilson, Platte County, MO, by 1997;

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1997.
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