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"The Moon over Gojō Bridge" (Gojō no tsuki, 1867) from the series "Heroes for the Snow, Moon, and Flowers" depicts the legendary confrontation between the young Ushiwakamaru and the warrior-monk Benkei on the famous bridge in Kyoto, rendered in a moonlit night scene of extraordinary atmosphere. Benkei had been collecting swords from defeated opponents until Ushiwakamaru defeated him with supernatural agility, leaping and dancing around the massive monk's attacks. The [diptych](/glossary/diptych) format spreads the composition across two sheets, the Gojō Bridge's iconic wooden structure spanning both panels under the cold moon.

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 Heroes & Warriors Prints

Saishin, from the series "Fashionable Women as the One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Water Margin (Fuzoku onna Suikoden, ippyakuhachinin no uchi)"

c. 1828/30

Color woodblock print; surimono

Oteiroku, from the series "Fashionable Women as the One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Water Margin (Fuzoku onna Suikoden, ippyakuhachinin no uchi)"

c. 1828/30

Color woodblock print; surimono

Rua Xiaoqi (Katsuenra Genshoshichi), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)"

c. 1827/30

Color woodblock print; oban

Yang Zhi (Seimenju Yoshi), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)"

c. 1827/30

Color woodblock print; oban

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Moon over Gojo Bridge (Gojo no tsuki), from the series "Heroes for the Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Buyu setsugekka)" was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in 1867.

Yes — The Moon over Gojo Bridge (Gojo no tsuki), from the series "Heroes for the Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Buyu setsugekka)" is part of the Heroes for the Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Buyu setsugekka) series by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.

The Moon over Gojo Bridge (Gojo no tsuki), from the series "Heroes for the Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Buyu setsugekka)" depicts heroes & warriors, landscapes, and snow scenes.