A Cauldron on a Moonlit Night (Tsukiyo no kama), from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)"
- Series:
- One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (print 20 of 100)
- Date:
- 1886
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
"A Cauldron on a Moonlit Night" (Tsukiyo no kama, 1886) is an early entry in Yoshitoshi's masterwork series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon." A mysterious figure tends an iron cauldron by moonlight, the scene suggesting the alchemical or supernatural—possibly referencing the tanuki (raccoon dog) trickster spirits known for shape-shifting transformations. The moon overhead bathes the scene in cold light, and the combination of domestic object and nocturnal mystery typifies the series' approach: using the moon as a lens through which to examine legend, history, and human psychology.
More Prints by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
More Moonlight Prints
![Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d0960668-1e73-339a-b182-fb995a54bff0/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
1947
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening Moon at Nakanoshima, Sapporo (Sapporo Nakanoshima no yuzuki), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen)"
March 1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Matsushima in Moonlight (Tsuki no Matsushima)
1919
Color woodblock print
Kiyozumi Garden in Moonlight
January 1938
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Frequently Asked Questions
A Cauldron on a Moonlit Night (Tsukiyo no kama), from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)" was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in 1886.
Yes — A Cauldron on a Moonlit Night (Tsukiyo no kama), from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)" is part of the One Hundred Aspects of the Moon series (print 20 of 100) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.
A Cauldron on a Moonlit Night (Tsukiyo no kama), from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)" depicts moonlight and night scenes.