Title
Mount Miyaji moon - Moronaga, from the series One hundred aspects of the moon
November 1889
Artist
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Details
- Alternative title
- Miyajiyama no tsuki - Moronaga
- Place where the work was made
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Japan
- Period
- Meiji period 1868 - 1912 → Japan
- Date
- November 1889
- Media category
- Materials used
- colour woodblock; ōban
- Dimensions
- 39.0 x 26.0 cm
- Signature & date
Signed and dated.
- Credit
- Yasuko Myer Bequest Fund 2012
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 258.2012.72
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Works in the collection
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About
Being on the losing side of the Hōgen Rebellion in 1156, the courtier Fujiwara no Moronaga was sent to exile on the island of Shikoku. One day in autumn, he wandered around in the countryside and came to Mount Miyagi, which was famous for its forest and waterfall. Moved by the sound of the water and the songs of the birds, Moronaga started to play a tune on his 'biwa' (short-necked lute). The music soothed his homesickness. Charmed by his music, 'suijin' (the water goddess) appeared, dressed as a travelling noblewoman.
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Places
Where the work was made
Japan
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Yoshitoshi: One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 20 Aug 2016–20 Nov 2016
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Bibliography
Referenced in 3 publications
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Yuriko Iwakiri, Yoshitoshi Tsuki hyakushi (Yoshitoshi’s One hundred aspects of the moon), Tokyo, 2010. General reference; Another edition was reproduced
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John Stevenson, Yoshitoshi's One hundred aspects of the moon, Seattle, 1992, (colour illus.). cat.no.72; Another edition was reproduced
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Chris UHLENBECK, Yoshitoshi: masterpieces from the Ed Freis collection, Leiden, 2011, 135-136. General reference; Another edition was reproduced
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