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The Moon Series is often regarded today as Yoshitoshi’s masterpiece, and yet the majority of the designs are surprisingly affordable.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"yot406","title":"Yoshitoshi 芳年: Mount Yoshino Midnight-Moon 吉野山 夜半 月伊賀局 (SOLD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) 芳年\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mount Yoshino Midnight-Moon 吉野山 夜半 月伊賀局\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e One Hundred Aspects of the Moon 月百姿\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1886\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe court lady Iga no Tsubone fearlessly confronts the ghost of Kiyotaka. Her\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ehair flows in a cascading length of elegance down her back as maple leaves float down beneath a full moon. Her trailing robes have been printed with an oxidizing lead pigment, which adds depth and a unique cast to the orange garment. The ghost is clutching at the title cartouche with his eerie fingers, which is a modern touch that seems to break the fourth wall. Kiyotaka’s ghost appears without feet as an apparition in shades of grey. He glares at her with yellow eyes, hovering on wings, which are a very unusual aspect of a Japanese ghost. (In first editions such as this example, the yellow in the eyes has had an extra layer of pigment applied, to give it an extra intensity.) She remains completely calm, which is apparently the best way to disarm a ghost; in fact, she successfully convinces the ghost to stop haunting the exiled court at Nara.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe white of her robes\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eand the white of the cartouche have been blindprinted to mimic fabric. 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We can see, just barely, her reflection by moonlight on the river, which is printed very softly with gauffrage outlining. Magical foxes were apparently a common occurence on the moonlit Musashi Plain. This impression has a yellowish color on the fox-lady, and is printed lighter overall. It lacks the publisher’s information, so perhaps it was a test print. 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The complete title is a verse that may be read: “Does the cuckoo also\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eannounce its name from above the clouds? Yorimasa extemporises; I only bent my bow and the arrow shot itself.” Minamoto no Yorimosa was most famous for bringing down with his arrow a magical nue that appeared on the roof of the Imperial Palace. The nue is a beast with the face of a monkey, the body of a badger, the paws of a tiger and the tail of a snake’s head. Yoshitoshi has designed this scene in such a way that it is difficult to know if this is the evening that Yorimasa actually shot the nue, as here he seems to be adjusting his sleeve, perhaps to tie it back to shoot the creature, and his bow rests at his side. It may also be the moment that he completed this famous poem, when he was being rewarded for his bravery and he was looking up at the moon. 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On either side runs the the Chofu River, one of the famous Six Jewel Rivers, whose beauty was also portrayed by Hiroshige in a number of print series. Behind the women we see the cloth laying out to dry. As John Stevenson noted, Yoshitoshi chose a Shijo-style brush when creating this image, making the scene more sketchlike than the more detailed ukiyo-e style. The printing is very subtle in this very early edition, with an embossed pattern in the title cartouche and woodgrain visible in the soft sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eExcellent impression, color and condition. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e ôban 35.6 x 24 cm\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Akiyama Buemon\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLiterature: \u003c\/strong\u003eJohn Stevenson, Yoshitoshi’s One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (San Francisco: San Francisco Graphic Society, 1992), number 90. 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Although Takamura was known to be respectful of his parents, for this design Yoshitoshi apparently selected the iconography of the Chinese story of Ceng Shen, the 6th c. disciple of Confucious, who is credited with compiling the list of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety. Ceng Shen was so connected to the needs of his mother that he sensed her urgent need for him, even when he was out gathering brushwood, as seen here. There is a blindprinted pattern on the white of Takamura’s garment. The moon is beautifully rendered with a misty halo, and the diagonal space that indicates mist in the center of composition gives this work a peaceful feeling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent impression, color and condition. 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She was once a famously brilliant and beautiful favorite of the court, but her arrogance brought her suffering later in life. Here the moon is shown as a sliver, a waning crescent moon, which perhaps is meant to echo how Komachi herself is also at the waning crescent of her years. Her tattered traveling hat and the pampas grasses behind her amplify the desolation of the scene, and her garments are made with the remnants of very fine silk fabrics. This is a very early impression and beautifully printed, with blindprinting in the pattern of the white kimono and in the white of the cartouche. Also note the strong yellow in the moon and the strong pink in the title cartouche.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eExcellent impression, color and condition. 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In this scene he has been sent to crush a rebellion on the island of Kyushu and has disguised himself as a woman by donning his aunt’s clothes. Yoshitoshi has chosen to depict the\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecalm before the storm, just at the moment that the prince is about to join the rebel feast, sword hidden beneath his robe. He will then wait until the chieftains are drunk before making use of the sword to attack his enemies. The manner that the the smoke has been depicted as it floats in front of the patterned curtain shows the mastery of the printers and the creativity of the artist. There is lead pigment that is oxidized in the deep orange trousers as well as just a hint in the smoke at top. 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Shingen spent his life on endeavors attempting to unify Japan by military force.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHis own province was landlocked--here he floats on a golden cloud from an impossible vantage point; perhaps it is his spirit looking down on the obstacles that faced him in life. He fought many campaigns over the years to seize the province that included Mount Fuji. The poem reads: “On the coast at Kiyomi even the sky bars the way\/ The moon is blocked by the Mio pine groves.” His robe is printed with an extra pattern of lacquer-mimicking overprinting, as are his bearskin boots. His white-haired helmet is also beautifully embossed in this early impression, as well as the white title cartouche. 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Here she takes one more look to see if he might be arriving, and is captured by the sight of the descending moon. She wrote this poem, which\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eis heartbreakingly relatable even a thousand years later: “I wish I had gone to bed immediately\/ But now the night has passed\/ And I watch the moon descend.” Her refinement is evident even though she only wears brocaded white robes and a bright red sash. Her hair flows to the floor, and she has the added “moth eyebrows” that were the height of fashion for the aristocracy during her time at court. Her white robe is beautifully embossed and the black metal accents have been printed with the lacquer-imitating extra printing effect. 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The young fighter Kobayashi Heihachirô has firmly planted his bare feet in the snow, a\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ewoman’s red-lined kimono, a disguise, draped over his plain attire. The crimson of the lining stands out against the snow, and probably hints at the blood about to be shed. In his emotional and artistic maturity here, Yoshitoshi is exploring new angles to an overly familiar tale, as the subject here is one of the “bad” guys in the story. 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The fox had visited the main character, a hunter, to try to convince him how wrong and evil it is to hunt foxes, animals of great virtue. Here the fox looks backwards as he heads into the wilds, perhaps to check for watchers, as he reverts to his true form. He still wears the priest’s garments, and his hands and feet are still human, and he still clasps a rosary and a walking stick. The wild susuki grasses are the only setting, and Yoshitoshi has drawn them with such care that they create all the atmosphere that is needed, other than the yellow crescent moon. The grasses have blindprinting on their tasseled seed-heads, and the withered stalks create a perfect air of mystery and desolation. There is also blindprinting on the white of the cartouche and the background bokashi has been done with great care. In the story, the fox is caught in a trap on the way home, as he has lost the power of human analysis and takes the bait out of instinct. This is an unusually early impression of this compelling design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent impression, color and condition. 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He seems to sense his opponent’s moves, just like the fictional blind swordsman Zatoichi. This is sadly his final battle, and he wears a poem written on a slip of paper and fastened to a stick as his personal emblem. The heartbreaking poem reads: from darkness\/I have wandered lost\/on to a darker path\/the moon of my heart\/is becoming clouded. This poem is the reference to the moon, which is not shown. 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He is sure that he will find her by recognizing her skillful playing of the koto. He assumes rightly that she will play her instrument by the full moon, and one night on the Saga Moors he hears her playing and responds with a tune on his flute, which she recognizes and responds to on her koto. Tsubone does return to court and bears the emperor a daughter--following this, due to court politics she is forced to become a nun at the age of 23. Here we see Nakakuni playing his flute beneath the full moon, his horse waiting patiently beside him, perhaps enjoying the tune. We glimpse Tsubone in a modest hut in the distance, beyond the autumn field of flowers and grasses. This story forms an episode in book six of the 13th century Heike monogatari. This is a beautifully printed and very early edition, with woodgrain in the sky and the lacquer-imitating effect on the black areas and blindprinting on the white title cartouche.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent impression, color and condition. Unbacked.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e ôban 35.5 x 24 cm\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Akiyama Buemon\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLiterature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stevenson #99. 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Perhaps he is thinking of the association of falling blossoms and impermanence, and has glimpsed a future that fills him with trepidation. Next to him is a woman’s kimono, elaborately decorated with flying plovers and waves. It has been hung between trees as a makeshift shelter for a picnic to view the cherry blossoms in the moonlight. We see a glimpse of a fancy picnic box behind the robe at lower left. A large traveling hat is also shown behind him. This area is now part of Ueno Park in Tokyo, and it is still famous for its cherry blossoms. As Stevenson notes, there is an element of mystery to this design, as the posture of the young man seems incongruous to the scene, so we are left to ponder its meaning. 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A fascinating vantage point on a perennial story, proof that Yoshitoshi never stopped innovating. A stunningly early impression. The nice part about this story is that the two became friends and no blood was shed during this fight, and Benkei became Yoshitsune’s most loyal follower, with years of exploits to follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent impression, color and condition. Unbacked.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e ôban 35.5 x 24 cm\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Akiyama Buemon\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLiterature: \u003c\/strong\u003eJohn Stevenson, Yoshitoshi’s One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (San Francisco: San Francisco Graphic Society, 1992), number 61. 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