About This Print
Often assumed to be the first print in the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, it pictures one of the eleven famous courtesans of the Yoshiwara in the 17th and 18th centuries named Takao. It is believed Yoshitoshi's print pictures the sixth Takao, known for her poetry.Print Details
IHL Catalog | #1396 |
Title | By now you must be near Komakata, a cuckoo calls - Takao (Kimi wa ima/ Komakata Atari/ hototogisu - Takao たか雄 君は今駒かたあたりほとゝきす) |
Series | One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyaku sugata 月百姿) |
Artist | Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) |
Signature | Yoshitoshi 芳年 |
Seal | Yoshitoshi 芳年 |
Edition | modern re-issue using new blocks |
Publisher | ![]() 日本美術画会 版画部 Nihon bijutsu gakai woodcut department appears in lower right corner verso |
Carver | ![]() appears in lower right corner verso |
Printer | ![]() appears in lower right corner verso |
Impression | excellent |
Colors | excellent |
Condition | excellent - diagonal stain top left corner of margin from tape remnant |
Miscellaneous | |
Format | oban |
H x W Paper | 15 7/16 x 9 1/2 in. (39.2 x 24.1 cm) |
H x W Image | 13 7/16 x 8 7/8 in. (34.1 x 22.5 cm) |
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