Title
Since the crescent moon I have been waiting for tonight - Old man, from the series One hundred aspects of the moon
1891
Artist
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Details
- Alternative title
- Mikazuki no koroyori machishi koyoi kana - Okina
- Place where the work was made
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Japan
- Period
- Meiji period 1868 - 1912 → Japan
- Date
- 1891
- 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
- 258.2012.100
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Works in the collection
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About
During the mid autumn festival, two farmers are enjoying a picnic under the full moon, when an elderly looking man drops by. Matsuo Bashō (1644–94) Japan’s most celebrated Haiku poet who sometimes referred to himself as 'okina' (old man). His clothing, which he often wore on his travels around Japan, is that of a lay priest. The farmers, with exaggerated and bony faces similar to caricature types in comical prints, are sitting on a straw mat and have gone to much effort for this festival by preparing food and drink. They have even arranged a bamboo vase with bellflowers and suzuki grass, typical flora during the full moon festival of the eighth month.
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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.100; 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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