Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, "Moon Over the Pine Forest of Mio"

Takeda Shingen was a 16th century warlord who ruled Kai province (Yamanashi Prefecture today) and much of the surrounding region. Here he is seen sitting on a stool covered in deer skin looking across Saruga Bay at Mount Fuji and a full moon. The cloudy ground below gives him an otherworldly aura.

Series: One Hundred Aspects of the Moon
Date: 1886
Size: Oban
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
Condition: Excellent color and condition
Frame Shown: 16" x 24", Classic Wood, Walnut

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi's (1839-1892) Tsuki hyakushi (One Hundred Aspects of the Moon) series of woodblock prints make up some of Yoshitoshi's most recognizable and popular designs today. A number of highly influential compositions make up this series, which illustrates Chinese and Japanese history, folklore, and literature with the moon as a unifying theme. Taken as a whole, Yoshitoshi's "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon" is a masterpiece showcasing Yoshitoshi's tremendous talent as an artist and his deep sentimental connection to Japan's rich cultural history.