Yoshitoshi - Lady Chiyo

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi From his most famous series; One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: no. 74. The print and the poem in its cartouche depict the poetess Lady Chiyo (1703-1775) who started composing haiku at the age of fifteen. With guidance from the haiku master Shiko, she gained wide renown as a poet before becoming a nun in her fifties. The image of the spilling water references her most famous poem, composed after asagao (lit. morning face) tendrils grew around her water-bucket. Asagao ni tsurube torarete moraimizuMorning-glories have taken my bucket so I ask for water. "The bottom of the bucket, which Lady Chiyo filled has fallen out, the moon has no home in the water." Condition: Print color and overall condition is very good. Print is backed with paper. Publisher: Akiyama Buemon Date: 1889 Size: Oban tate-e 13 7/8 by 9 1/2 in., 35.2 by 24.1 cm Genre: Ukiyo-e Medium: Original woodblock print