Tsuki Hyakushi # 53 - Sumiyoshi Full Moon
Artist
Tsukioka (Taiso) Yoshitoshi
(Japanese, 1839 - 1892)
Date1887
Mediumwoodblock print
DimensionsOverall: 35 × 23.7 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineGift of Judith Patt
Object number2014.007.033
Description"Tsuki Hyakushi; Sumiyoshi no Meigetsu" ("One Hundred Aspects of the Moon; Sumiyoshi Full Moon"). Lord Teika, who compiled "Hyakunin Isshu" (100 Poems by 100 Poets), is falling asleep in a Shinto shrine at Sumiyoshi. This shrine was dedicated to the god of poetry. The god appeared in his dream as an old man.Status
Not on view
1903
