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Title
Owari Province; moon at Miyaji Mountain, Taisei Daijin Moronaga and Suijin
Alternative Title
Snow, moon, flowers; Setsu gekka: Owari; Miyajisan tsuki, Daijo daijo daijn Moronaga and Suijin
Creator
Chikanobu, Yoshu
Date Created and/or Issued
1884
Publication Information
Kobayashi Tetsujiro
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Chikanobu and Yoshitoshi Woodblock Prints
Rights Information
The contents of this item, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. The contents of this item may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of Scripps College. Any form of image reproduction, transmission, display, or storage in any retrieval system is prohibited without the written consent of Scripps College and other copyright holders. Scripps College retains all rights, including copyright, in data, images, documentation, text and other information contained in these files. For permissions, please contact: Scripps College, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Attn: Rights and Reproductions, 1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711
Description
Meiji period color woodblock image from the series, "Snow, Moon, Flower." In the image the Imperial Cabinet Minister (Taisei Daijin) Moronaga is interrupted while playing a Biwa by a water god (Suijin). In the inset a hairy fox-eared beast, the "Namahage", chases after naughty children and scares lazy workers.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cyw/id/73
Language
Japanese
Subject
Men (male humans)
Women
Japanese maple
Kimonos
Mountains
Trees
Biwa
Ukiyo-e
Print
Time Period
Meiji (Japan, 1869-1912)
Source
Woodcuts; Ink on Paper; 14 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.; accession number 93.6.128

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