The title "Michiyuki nekoyanagi sakari no tsukikage" blends imagery of pussy willow at its height and moonlight reflections, suggesting a romantic michiyuki (journey scene) — a standard kabuki device in which lovers travel together, often toward a tragic end. Kuniyoshi's handling of moonlit atmosphere and willow fronds would have been particularly suited to this poetic subject. The print likely depicts a specific kabuki production in which these seasonal and romantic motifs framed the lovers' flight.
(Michiyuki) nekoyanagi sakari no tsukikage was created by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳).
(Michiyuki) nekoyanagi sakari no tsukikage depicts figures, kabuki, and moonlight.
