Title
The Yūgao chapter from 'The Tale of Genji', from the series One hundred aspects of the moon
March 1886
Artist
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Details
- Alternative title
- Genji yūgao no maki
- Place where the work was made
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Japan
- Period
- Meiji period 1868 - 1912 → Japan
- Date
- March 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
- 258.2012.29
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Works in the collection
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About
This print represents Genji’s mysterious lover Yūgao, named after the evening glory flowers ('yūgao') in her garden. She eventually accepted Genji’s invitation to visit one of his villas, but within a few hours of making love, she died, killed by the jealous spirit of one of Genji’s former mistresses. Here, her blue-lipped ghost wafts through her garden among the 'yūgao' vines.
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Places
Where the work was made
Japan
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Exhibition history
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Yoshitoshi: One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 20 Aug 2016–20 Nov 2016
Japan Supernatural, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 02 Nov 2019–08 Mar 2020
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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. 29; 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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