A glimpse of the Moon (Kaimami no tsuki)
1885-1892
Under a slender crescent moon, a woman in a lavish purple kimono stands on a veranda, her robe dramatically slipping open. She appears calm and poised, contrasting sharply with the man frantically peeking over the garden fence in the background, desperate for a better view. This scene comes from Tsukioka Yoshitoshi’s celebrated series 'One Hundred Aspects of the Moon,' created in the 1880s. As the last great master of ukiyo-e, Yoshitoshi produced this series to compete with the rising popularity of photography, infusing traditional tales with a psychological depth and vivid storytelling that kept the art form alive.
- Technique
- Woodblock print
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