Tsukioka YOSHITOSHI
(1839-1892)
Mount Otowa moon (Otowayama no tsuki)
This represents a scene from the Noh play Tamura. Three itinerant priests meet a man sweeping fallen cherry petals as they visit Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto. He is supposed to have been the spirit of the warrior Sakanoe no Tamuramaro, who assisted the priest Enchin in founding Kiyomizu Temple on Mount Otawa.
Series: Tsuki hyakushi (One Hundred Aspects of the Moon)
Signature: Yoshitoshi and Artists Seal
Date: 1886
Condition: excellent impression, vibrant colors, minor trimming in the left margin
Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size: Ôban (34,5 x 23,7 cm)
Series: Tsuki hyakushi (One Hundred Aspects of the Moon)
Signature: Yoshitoshi and Artists Seal
Date: 1886
Condition: excellent impression, vibrant colors, minor trimming in the left margin
Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size: Ôban (34,5 x 23,7 cm)
Inventory No. I103
All artworks are sold as seen on the picture.
