Hotei Pointing His Finger at the Moon in a Gestures of Enlightenment (Godō no tsuki)

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Hotei Pointing His Finger at the Moon in a Gestures of Enlightenment (Godō no tsuki)

1888

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892) Engraved by Noguchi Enkatsu (Japanese, active 1894) Published by Akiyama Buemon, 9 banchi 3 chōme Muromachi Nihonbashi-ku, Tokyo

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Object Details

Titles:

Hotei Pointing His Finger at the Moon in a Gestures of Enlightenment (Godō no tsuki)
From the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki Hyakushi)

Date:

1888

Artists:

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892) Engraved by Noguchi Enkatsu (Japanese, active 1894) Published by Akiyama Buemon, 9 banchi 3 chōme Muromachi Nihonbashi-ku, Tokyo

Medium:

Color woodcut

Dimensions:

Sheet (ōban tate-e): approximately 15 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches (39.4 × 26.7 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds contributed by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, 1989

Accession Number:

1989-47-456

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912) Reign: Meiji Emperor (1868-1912)

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