Title
Moon of the pleasure quarters, from the series One hundred aspects of the moon
March 1886
Artist
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Details
- Alternative title
- Kuruwa no tsuki
- Place where the work was made
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Japan
- Period
- Meiji period 1868 - 1912 → Japan
- Date
- March 1886
- 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
- 258.2012.24
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Works in the collection
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About
A courtesan, recognisable by her 'geta' (very high clogs), is taking an evening walk to enjoy the cherry blossoms in moonlight with her 'kamuro' (child attendant). Edo’s licensed pleasure quarter, the Yoshiwara, was famous for its central avenue lined on both sides with cherry trees and offering a spectacular view when in full bloom. In Japanese culture cherry blossoms are celebrated for their transitory beauty. Courtesans, whose fame was short-lived as their beauty succumbed to the passing of time, are also nicknamed 'yozakura', or 'night cherry blossoms'.
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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. 24; 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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