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A Cauldron on a Moonlit Night (Tsukiyo no kama), from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)"
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A Cauldron on a Moonlit Night (Tsukiyo no kama), from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)"

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Japanese, 1839–1892
Created 1886

Curatorial Overview

“Iconic Japanese Ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world") woodblock print from the Edo/Meiji era.”

MediumColor woodblock print; oban
Dimensions37.5 × 25.4 cm (14 3/4 × 10 in.)
OriginJapanese
InstitutionThe Art Institute of Chicago
Accession No.1939.1589
Credit LineFrederick W. Gookin Collection
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