Gravemarker Moon

Night Scenes

Series:: One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (print 36 of 100)
Date:: 1886
Medium:: Woodblock Print
Image courtesy of: Artsy

Description

In "Gravemarker Moon," Tsukioka Yoshitoshi presents a contemplative woodblock that draws the viewer into the landscape.

The woodblock technique allows for the characteristic interplay of precise line work and subtle color gradation that gives the image its distinctive presence. Produced in 1886 during the Meiji era, this work reflects an age of profound artistic transformation in Japan.

More Prints by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Shunkan Watching Enviously from Kikai Island as Yasuyori Returns to the Capitol after Being Unexpectedly Pardoned (Shunkan sozu Kikaigashima ni oite tamatama Yasuyori no shamen senbo kito no zu)

Looking as if She Wants to Go for a Walk: The Fashion of a Married Woman of the Meiji Era (Yūho ga shitasō, Meiji nenkan saikun no fūzoku), from the series Thirty-two Appearances of Fashion (Fūzoku sanjūni sō)

Slovenly (Shidaranasaso), from the series "Thirty-two Aspects of Women (Fuzoku sanjuniso)"

1888

Color woodblock print; oban

Four PM, from the series "Twenty-Four Hours in Shinbashi and Yanagibashi"

n.d.

Color woodblock print

More Landscapes Prints

Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"

Wakasa Kugushiko

1920

Color woodblock print; oban

Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)

Woodblock print

The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"

1934

Color woodblock print; oban

Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)

n.d.

Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet

Featured in Collections

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Frequently Asked Questions

Gravemarker Moon was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in 1886.

Yes — Gravemarker Moon is part of the One Hundred Aspects of the Moon series (print 36 of 100) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.

Gravemarker Moon depicts landscapes, moonlight, and night scenes.