Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
Moon on the sea at Daimotsu - Benkei (Daimotsu kaijo no tsuki - Benkei), from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi), January, 1886
Woodblock print
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
Dated: Meiji 19, 1st month (January 1886)
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
Dated: Meiji 19, 1st month (January 1886)
Vertical oban:
35.6 x 24.3 cm. (14 x 9 ⅝ in.)
35.6 x 24.3 cm. (14 x 9 ⅝ in.)
£ 4,000.00
This series consists of a hundred prints based on a hundred stories related to the moon. This print depicts a scene from the Noh play Funa Benkei (Benkei on the...
This series consists of a hundred prints based on a hundred stories related to the moon. This print depicts a scene from the Noh play Funa Benkei (Benkei on the Boat). Benkei, a popular figure in Japanese history, was a loyal retainer of Minamoto no Yoshitsune. Here Benkei is shown standing fearlessly on the prow of a ship carrying his mater Yoshitsune; praying in order to repel the ghost of Taira no Tomomori, whose vengeful spirit has whipped up a powerful storm.
For another impression in the collection of The British Museum, museum no. 1906,1220,0.1472, go to:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1906-1220-0-1472
For another impression in the collection of The British Museum, museum no. 1906,1220,0.1472, go to:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1906-1220-0-1472