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print
Object Type
print
Museum number
1906,1220,0.1415
Title
Object:
Ishiyama no tsuki 石山月
(The Moon at Ishiyama)
Series:
Tsuki no hyakushi 月百姿
(One Hundred Aspects of the Moon)
Description
Colour woodblock print. Murasaki Shikibu, author of "Genji monogatari" ("The Tale of Genji") looking out of the window of Ishiyama temple. No. 76 in set.
Producer name
Print artist:
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 月岡芳年
Cultures/periods
Meiji Era
Production date
October 1889
Production place
Made in:
Japan
Materials
paper
Technique
woodblock
colour
Dimensions
Height:
37 centimetres
Width:
24.90 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Subjects
temple
moon
author/poet
Associated names
Representation of:
Murasaki Shikibu 紫式部
Associated places
Associated with:
Ishiyama-dera (Omi)
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Genji monogatari
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Arthur Morrison
Acquisition date
1906
Department
Asia
Registration number
1906,1220,0.1415