Tsukioka YOSHITOSHI
(1839-1892)
Tsuki no yotsu no o (The moon’s four strings), No. 98
The blind musician tuning a string on his biwa is Semimaru, a 10th-century poet of noble birth, who once served prince Atsuzane at the imperial court, but retired to live alone on Mount Ausaka near Kyoto.
Series: Tsuki no hyakushi (One Hundred Aspects of the Moon)
Signature: Yoshitoshi
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
Date: 1891
Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size: Ôban (35,4 x 23,8 cm)
Series: Tsuki no hyakushi (One Hundred Aspects of the Moon)
Signature: Yoshitoshi
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
Date: 1891
Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size: Ôban (35,4 x 23,8 cm)
Inventory No. D585
All artworks are sold as seen on the picture.
