Moon Above the Sea at Daimotsu Bay, Benkei

Portfolio/Seriesfrom the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon

Date1886

Artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

CultureJapanese

MediumWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper with mica

DimensionsSheet (Ōban tate-e): 14 5/8 x 10 in. (37.1 x 25.4 cm)

Credit LinePurchase, gift of Mrs. Frederick Ferris Thompson, by exchange

Period19th c (Meiji period)

Classification(s)

SignedOn recto lower left, artist's signature in retangular cartouche: 芳年 (Yoshitoshi)

InscribedOn recto, lower right, in image, in block: 月百姿 (One Hundred Aspects of the Moon; Tsuki no hyakushi) On recto, lower right, in block: 大物海上月　弁慶 (Moon Above the Sea at Daimotsu Bay, Benkei; Daimotsu kaijō no tsuki, Benkei) On, on recto, lower left, in margin, date in block: 御届明治十九年一月　日 (otodoke Meiji jūkyū-nen ichi-gatsu nichi (registered Meiji 19 [1886] January)

MarkingsOn recto, lower left edge in image, artist's seal rectangular cartouche in block: 大蘇 (Taiso) On recto, lower left in margin, artist's seal: 浅草須賀町二バンチ ( Asakusa Suga-chō 2-banchi)On recto, lower left in margin, publisher's mark; censor's mark: 日本バシ室町三丁目九バンチ / 組合 / 証 (Nihonbashi Muromachi san-chōme kyū-banchi / kumiai / akashi ([at address:] Nishonbashi Muromachi 3-chōme 9-banchi; association certified) On recto, lower left edge, in image, carver's mark: 彫工圓活 (chōkō Enkatsu ([seal of the carver Noguchi Enkatsu 野口円活])

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