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
Artist
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
(Japanese, 1839 - 1892)
MakerEngraved by
Horikō Yamamoto
(Japanese)
Date1886
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 number2019.9.61
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
1887