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A Japanese Woodblock Print by Yoshitoshi - Daruma browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Woodblock Prints: Pre 1900: item # 863860 Please refer to our stock # ICHI 1310 when inquiring.
Ichiban Japanese & Oriental Antiques Post Office Box 395 Marion, CT 06444-0395 203.272.7392 Guest Book SOLD - $395.00 |
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This is one of the most popular prints from the the one-hundred woodblock prints made by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) for his "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon collection." Here Yoshitoshi has created an image where Daruma is seen in a strong meditative state during his consecutive nine-years of meditation. It is entitled “The Moon Through a Crumbling Window” (Hasou no Tsuki). It is number 30 in the series. The print was made in 1886 – standard Oban size, 13” by 8 ¾”. This one has been trimmed to the edges on three sizes so that it now measures 12 ½” by 8 ¾”. Here Daruma contemplates life as he sits among a set or ruins. Despite being trimmed, the print still has very good color and has fine registration. We are not sure whether this is a first or early printing because of the missing information normally found on the left margin. We believe it dates from the early Meiji period, circa 1887-1910. In 1853, the same year that Commodore Perry’s fleet arrived in Japan, Yoshitoshi composed his first woodblock print, a triptych of the Minamoto and Taira naval battle at Dannoura. However, one of his last series, “One Hundred Aspects of the Moon,” also showed the artist’s talent and innovation. The Moon series exhibited not only technical skill and artistic creativity, but also the pinnacle of Yoshitoshi’s career in terms of emotional maturity. An excellent resource for information on the Moon series, and on the life of Yoshitoshi, is John Stevenson’s “Yoshitoshi’s One Hundred Aspects of the Moon” (Hotei Publishing, 2001.) He is widely recognized as the last great master of Ukiyo-e, a type of Japanese woodblock printing. He is additionally regarded as one of the form's greatest innovators. His career spanned two eras – the last years of feudal Japan, and the first years of modern Japan following the Meiji RestorationHis life is perhaps best summed up by John Stevenson: "Yoshitoshi's courage, vision and force of character gave ukiyo-e another generation of life, and illuminated it with one last burst of glory." —John Stevenson, Yoshitoshi's One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, 1992 |
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