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Details
- Alternative title
- Gosechi no myōbu
- Place where the work was made
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Japan
- Period
- Meiji period 1868 - 1912 → Japan
- Date
- 23 June 1887
- 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
- 258.2012.51
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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About
Two noblemen in Heian court costumes are listening to the haunting sound of the 'koto' (zither), played by a nun. The music but also the desolate state of the lady’s dwelling moved them to tears. 'Gosechi' literally means the five annual festivals celebrated at the imperial palace, but was also used to indicate the five beats in music. The lady’s name therefore alludes to the music and ritual of a glorious bygone age, when she was a young and beautiful court lady.
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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.51; 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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