Yoshitoshi Woodblock Print "Katada Bay Moon" Bay 100 Views of the Moon Maki-e the quintessential symbol of agricultural

the quintessential symbol of agricultural bounty — rendered with careful attention to their woven straw texture and characteristic shape

Made for military awards in the early Showa era c 1920's and 1930's

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This is a type of Kakesuzuri and contains a Tegata box (passport box) that is dated from the early Edo Era (1675)

Yoshitoshi Woodblock Print "Katada Bay Moon" Bay 100 Views of the Moon Maki-e the quintessential symbol of agriculturalThis is an original Yoshitoshi print of a Japanese Meiji era ukiyo e (woodblock print) titled Katada Bay Moon c. 1888 by the great Japanese artist Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839 to 1892). It is #65 in the series "One Hundred Views of the Moon" (Tsuki no Hyakushi). This depicts the great samurai Saito Kuranosuke from 1582 on Lake Biwa. This was published by Akiyama Buemon. In the last photo you can see that an image of the embossing. Yoshitoshi Tsukioka