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Chikubushima Moon, 1886
Woodblock Print
14.5 x 9.5
in
Description: Taira no Tsunemasa visites the shrine of the goddess Benten on Chikubu Island one evening in the 1180s, and plays the biwa so beautifully that the goddess appears and promises him victory over the Minamoto clan. Unfortunately, Tsunemasa himself dies in the battle.
Issued: 1886
Edition: printed March 1886
Condition: very fine color and impression, with fine lacquer detail; a small thin spot at top right, lightly backed
Signed: in black brush
Sealed: in red
Series: 100 Aspects of the Moon
