Artist |
Yoshitoshi |
Title |
#53 – Sumiyoshi full moon – Lord Teika |
Series |
100 Aspects of the Moon |
Date |
June 23, 1887 |
Publisher |
Akiyama Buemon |
Format |
Oban (9 5/8" X 14 1/4") |
Comment |
Embossing throughout the white robe and cartouche, burnishing on the black hat and lantern
Fujiwara no Sadaie (Teika), a poet and scholar, has fallen asleep on the veranda of the Shinto shrine at Sumiyoshi. The shrine is dedicated to the god of poetry who is appearing to Teika as a ghost. |
Price |
$750. |
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