Bon Festival Moon (Bon no tsuki (盆の月))
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Title
Bon Festival Moon (Bon no tsuki (盆の月))
Description
Three women and two men dance under the moon to celebrate the Bon (盆) festival, a summertime festival still celebrated today. During this festival season, the ancestors return to the living world. According to John Stevenson, this print is drawn in the Shijō style, a simplified style of painting developed by 18th century artist Matsumura Goshun.
Publisher
Akiyama Buemon (秋山武右衛門) (Firm: Kokkeido 滑稽堂) (1868-1900). Block Cutter: Noguchi Enkatsu (野口圓活) (Chōkō Enkatsu (雕エ圓活)
Date
1887 (Meiji 20)
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
2019.0.13
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), “Bon Festival Moon (Bon no tsuki (盆の月)),” Digital Collections From St Kate's, accessed April 29, 2024, https://omeka.reclaim.stkate.edu/items/show/3773.
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