The Moon's Invention -- Hozo Temple (Jū-ni kagetsu Genji no Sugatami (十二ヶ月源氏の姿見))
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Title
The Moon's Invention -- Hozo Temple (Jū-ni kagetsu Genji no Sugatami (十二ヶ月源氏の姿見))
Description
The head priest of the Hozoin Temple, Kakuzenbo Hoin In-ei (1521-1607), grasps a spear whilst looking at the reflection of a cresent moon in the water. The artist is "suggesting that this priest was inspired to invent the formidable crescent spear by the sight of the moon bisecting his reflected staff" (Lavenberg Collection of Japanese Prints).
Publisher
Akiyama Buemon (秋山武右衛門) (Firm: Kokkeido 滑稽堂) (1868-1900). Block Cutter: Yoshihisa (義久刀)
Date
1891 (Meiji 24)
Rights
This digital image may not be reproduced for any reason without the express written consent of St. Catherine University. Artwork available for faculty/staff use. Please contact the Catherine G. Murphy Art Gallery Director, Nicole Watson, at (651) 690-6637
Relation
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyaku sugata (月百姿))
Format
print (medium), woodblock (technique), paper (material), 15 x 10 inches (dimensions)
Language
Japanese
Type
image
Identifier
2019.0.7
Coverage
St. Catherine University Archives and Special Collections
Collection
Citation
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) (1839-1892), also known as Gyokuo (玉桜)
Gyokuoro (玉桜楼)
Kaisai (魁斎)
Ikkaisai (一魁斎)
Taiso (大蘇)
Sokatei (咀華亭)
Tsukioka (月岡)
Yonejiro (米次郎), “The Moon's Invention -- Hozo Temple (Jū-ni kagetsu Genji no Sugatami (十二ヶ月源氏の姿見)),” Digital Collections From St Kate's, accessed April 29, 2024, https://omeka.reclaim.stkate.edu/items/show/3770.
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