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Title
I wish I had gone to bed immediately/ but now the night has passed/ and I watch the moon descend, from the series One hundred aspects of the moon
06 Jan 1887?
Artist
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Japan
1839 - 1892
About
This print illustrates the poem in the title cartouche by the Heian court lady and famous poetess Akazome Emon (956–1041). It expresses the feeling of a woman who has lost a night’s sleep waiting for her lover, who did not come. Akazome served one of the emperor’s consorts and later joined the household of the most powerful political leader of the time, Fujiwara no Michinaga. Besides writing poetry, Akazome was also known as the main author of the 'Eiga monogatari', a history of the Fujiwara family.
Details
Alternative title
yasurawade/nenamashi mono o/ sayo fukete/ katabuku made no/ tsuki o mishi kana
Date
06 Jan 1887?
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
258.2012.44

Place
Where the work was made
Japan
Shown in 1 exhibition
Exhibition history
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.44; Another edition was reproduced