Reflected Moonlight
- Series:
- One Hundred Aspects of the Moon
- Date:
- 1886
- Medium:
- Woodblock Print
- Image courtesy of
- Artsy
Description
A woman with long, loose black hair sits in a small grey boat on choppy turquoise water, holding a shamisen and pressing one hand to her cheek in a pensive gesture. She wears a black kimono patterned with small motifs and a red and blue under-robe with a tasseled sash; white foam curls along the waves around the boat. The composition is dominated by cool blue-greens against the cream background, with vertical columns of Japanese text at the upper right; this woodblock print, "Reflected Moonlight," was made by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi in 1886.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Reflected Moonlight was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in 1886.
Yes — Reflected Moonlight is part of the One Hundred Aspects of the Moon series by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.
Reflected Moonlight depicts landscapes, moonlight, and night scenes.