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The bottom of the bucket / which Lady Chiyo filled / has fallen out / the moon has no home / in the water
The bottom of the bucket / which Lady Chiyo filled / has fallen out / the moon has no home / in the water
The bottom of the bucket / which Lady Chiyo filled / has fallen out / the moon has no home / in the water

The bottom of the bucket / which Lady Chiyo filled / has fallen out / the moon has no home / in the water

Artist (Japanese, 1839 - 1892)
Publisher
Maker (Japanese)
Date1889
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ōban: approximately 14 5/16 x 9 5/8 inches (36.4 × 24.4 cm)
Classifications95-Asian Prints
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by Jack Graef Jr., Linda Stein, Susan Shettler and their families in memory of Jack and Marilyn Graef 　
Object number2019.9.20
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I wish I had gone to bed immediately, but now the night has passed and I watch the moon descend
I wish I had gone to bed immediately, but now the night has passed and I watch the moon descend
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
around 1887
I listen to the sound of cloth being pounded as the moon shines serenely and believe that there is someone else who has not yet gone to sleep – Tsunenobu
I listen to the sound of cloth being pounded as the moon shines serenely and believe that there is someone else who has not yet gone to sleep – Tsunenobu
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
1886
Bluebirds with Morning Glories and Lespedeza
Bluebirds with Morning Glories and Lespedeza
Japanese
Late 19th century
The night is still and a hundred flowers are fragrant in the western palace; she orders the screen to be rolled up, regretting the passing of spring; with the yunhe across her lap she gazes at the moon; the colors of the trees are hazy in the indistinct moonlight – Wang Changling
The night is still and a hundred flowers are fragrant in the western palace; she orders the screen to be rolled up, regretting the passing of spring; with the yunhe across her lap she gazes at the moon; the colors of the trees are hazy in the indistinct moonlight – Wang Changling
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
1887
Dayton, 1983
Dayton, 1983
Jack D. Teemer, Jr.
1983
Since the crescent moon I have been waiting for tonight – Old man
Since the crescent moon I have been waiting for tonight – Old man
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
1891
"Mrs. Sarah J. Wilson has lived ninety-one years on a farm near Bulls Gap, Tennessee. She is still very active and resourceful. She is a fine example of the vitality and industry found in this old Tennessee stock.", 10/22/1933
"Mrs. Sarah J. Wilson has lived ninety-one years on a farm near Bulls Gap, Tennessee. She is still very active and resourceful. She is a fine example of the vitality and industry found in this old Tennessee stock.", 10/22/1933
Lewis Wickes Hine
1933-1935
Sumiyoshi full moon – Lord Teika
Sumiyoshi full moon – Lord Teika
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
1887
"Jo Stinnett, Route #3, Seymour, Tennessee, a renter farmer. He has never been out of the state, living in this region all of his life. The soil on this farm is very poor and much eroded.", 10/21/1933
"Jo Stinnett, Route #3, Seymour, Tennessee, a renter farmer. He has never been out of the state, living in this region all of his life. The soil on this farm is very poor and much eroded.", 10/21/1933
Lewis Wickes Hine
1933-1935
The moon glimmers like bright snow and plum blossoms appear like reflected stars; ah! the golden mirror of the moon passes overhead as fragrance from the jade chamber fills the garden – Sugawara no Michizane
The moon glimmers like bright snow and plum blossoms appear like reflected stars; ah! the golden mirror of the moon passes overhead as fragrance from the jade chamber fills the garden – Sugawara no Michizane
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
1886
Like reflections in the rice-paddies / the faces of streetwalkers in the darkness / are exposed by the autumn moonlight – Hitotose
Like reflections in the rice-paddies / the faces of streetwalkers in the darkness / are exposed by the autumn moonlight – Hitotose
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
1887
In the moonlight under the trees a beautiful woman comes
In the moonlight under the trees a beautiful woman comes
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
1888