Japanese Print "Moon on Musashi Plain" by Toshichika
Artist:Toshichika
Title:Moon on Musashi Plain
Date:Circa 1890
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Source:Robyn Buntin of Honolulu
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Description:
The Musashi Plain around Tokyo in rural times was thought to be haunted by magic foxes. Various artists have depicted the scene under under a full moon. In this fine Meiji print, signed with a possible pseudonym of Kobayashi Kiyochika, the artist uses wonderful blue colors to evoke moonlight and the grain of the woodblock on the shaded bokashi background to add texture.