100 Aspects of the Moon # 4 by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Artist: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Taiso) (1839-1892)

Woodblock Prints Title: One Hundred Aspects of the Moon # 4 The Gion District

1st Publication: October 1885

Size: 13-1/2" x 9" + Margins as shown

Date of this edition: October 1885, 1st Edition

Publisher: Akiyama Buemon

Condition: Very fine, fully margin.

More about this print: In this scene from the famous Kabuki play Chushingura, the young Oishi Rikiya delivers a letter containing news about the forty-seven Ronin to the Ichiriki Teahouse in Kyoto where his father, Oishi Yuranosuke, is secretly organizing a vendetta to avenge his master’s death.

Pictures: Pictures are taken outdoor, in the shade, to reflect true colors, without any enhancements of any kind. The last picture is taken indoor, with a light behind the print, to reveal the exact paper grain, holes if any, or other possible flaws.