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
Artist
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
(Japanese, 1839 - 1892)
MakerEngraved by
Horikō Yamamoto
(Japanese)
Date1887
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 number2019.9.37
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
around 1887