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Title
Faith in the third-day moon - Yukimori, from the series One hundred aspects of the moon
Feb 1886
Artist
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Japan
1839 - 1892
About
The samurai warrior depicted here is Yamanaka Shikanosuke Yukimori, one of the ten heroes of the Amako clan, who served the Lord of Izumo province (today Shimane prefecture) during the 16th-century civil wars. He is shown here in full armour, holding a kamayari or ‘sickle-spear’. The crescent shape of the crosspiece of the halberd echoes the moon sickle on his helmet. In Japan the ‘moon of the third day’ ('mikazuki') is believed to be a lucky emblem. Yukimori, who was very superstitious, has chosen this motif for his war helmet, hoping for protection and good luck in battles.
Details
Alternative title
Shinkō no mikazuki - Yukimori
Date
Feb 1886
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
258.2012.23

Place
Where the work was made
Japan
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Exhibition history
Conversations through the Asian collections, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 25 Oct 2014–13 Mar 2016
Yoshitoshi: One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 20 Aug 2016–20 Nov 2016
Referenced in 3 publications
Bibliography
Yoshitoshi: masterpieces from the Ed Freis collection, Leiden, 2011, 135-136. General reference; Another edition was reproduced
Yoshitoshi Tsuki hyakushi (Yoshitoshi’s One hundred aspects of the moon), Tokyo, 2010. General reference; Another edition was reproduced
Yoshitoshi's One hundred aspects of the moon, Seattle, 1992, (colour illus.). cat.no. 23; Another edition was reproduced