Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, "Moon of Ogurusu in Yamashiro"

Following his betrayal of Oda Nobunaga in Kyoto, Akechi Mitsuhide's ambitious quest for power was thwarted by the forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi at the Battle of Yamazaki in 1582. Retreating to his home province of Yamashiro near Kyoto, Mitsuhide is ambushed and killed by rebellious peasants. Here, we see a peasant hiding in a thicket of bamboo watching Mitsuhide as he trots on his horse. This design is from Yoshitoshi’s "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon" and is the prologue to his "Moonlight Patrol" design. 

Series: One-Hundred Aspects of the Moon
Date: 1886
Size: Oban
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
Condition: Toning to sheet, otherwise very good color and condition with margins, unbacked
Frame Shown: 16" x 24" x 1/2", Modern Metal, Walnut

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) was a master painter and woodblock print artist whose works have made an indelible mark on Japanese art and design to this day. His most famous series, "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon," comprise some of Yoshitoshi's best known designs.