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Design number 7 of the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon by Tsukioka (Taiso) Yoshitoshi. It is titled Inaba Mountain Moon, or Inabayama no tsuki in Japanese.

Design No. 7

One Hundred Aspects of the Moon - Inaba Mountain Moon
Yoshitoshi Tsukioka, 1839-1892
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Inaba Mountain Moon - by Yoshitoshi

The scene shows Toyotomi Hideyoshi as a young lieutenant in the service of Oda Nobunaga, 1534-1582 while being on a daring mission to conquer a castle of the enemy. The castle was on Inaba Mountain and seemed impregnable. Toyotomi Hideyoshi climbed with half a dozen of his best men up on a cliff and into the castle. The surprise attack was successful, and the castle was taken by Nobunaga's troops.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi was a short man on thin legs and with thin hair according to history sources. Oda Nobunaga called him 'saru' ("monkey") because of his ugly appearance. It is astonishing how well Yoshitoshi's drawing reflects the general view of the "monkey servant".

The above image shows an original woodblock print from the first, single-sheet edition.

The design was first published in December 1985. It is the number 7 of the series. Publisher was Akiyama Buemon.

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Yoshitoshi Tsukioka, 1839-1892
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Yoshitoshi Tsukioka, 1839-1892
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John Stephenson - One Hundred Aspects of the Moon

The complete series was published in an excellent book with full page illustrations and excellent descriptions and background information by John Stevenson.

John Stevenson, "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon", published by Avery Press, 600 Kalmia Avenue, Boulder, CO 80304, ISBN 0-9632218-0-9. See plate No. 7.

Dieter Wanczura
(March 2009)

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