Title
Moon of the enemy's lair - Little Prince Usu, from the series One hundred aspects of the moon
1886?
Artist
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Details
- Alternative title
- Zokusō no tsuki - O-Usu no miko
- Place where the work was made
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Japan
- Period
- Meiji period 1868 - 1912 → Japan
- Date
- 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
- 258.2012.42
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Works in the collection
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About
The print depicts an event in the life of the semi-historical O-Usu (often known as Yamato Takeru, ‘Bravest in Yamato’). The 8th-century histories Kojiki and Nihonshi say that he lived from 81–113 CE, but he is actually an amalgam of several 4th-century generals who helped the Yamato rulers to subdue indigenous groups. Here, he is disguised in his aunt’s clothes to gain entry to a feast where he kills two chieftains, brothers known as 'Kumaso Takeru' (‘Bravest of the Kumaso’). The younger brother gave O-Usu the name 'Yamato Takeru' before dying.
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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.42; 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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Provenance
Mita Arts Gallery Co., Ltd., Aug 2012, Japan, purchased by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, August 2012.