Inaba Mountain Moon
- Series:
- One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (print 34 of 100)
- Date:
- 1885
- Medium:
- Woodblock Print
- Image courtesy of
- Artsy
Description
A samurai in armor with a sword at his hip climbs a dark, jagged rock face, gripping the stone edge with one hand as he peers downward; his blue-and-white patterned undergarment billows around his legs against the rock. Below him, a large pale pink moon glows through silhouetted grass and thin branches that hang across the composition, set against a blue-gray sky that darkens toward the horizon. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi's 1885 woodblock print "Inaba Mountain Moon" carries a title cartouche and text panel in the upper right and a red seal in the lower right.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Inaba Mountain Moon was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in 1885.
Yes — Inaba Mountain Moon is part of the One Hundred Aspects of the Moon series (print 34 of 100) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.
Inaba Mountain Moon depicts landscapes, moonlight, and night scenes.