Winter Moon over Toyama Plain
- Engraver
- Fujikawa Tsurujirō, Japanese, –1949
- Publisher
- Doi Sadaichi, Japanese, 1876–1945
- Period
- Shōwa period, 1926–1989
- Date
- 1931
- Material
- Color woodblock print
- depicts
- Toyama prefecture, Japan, Asia
- Classification
- Prints
- Collection
- Asian Art
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- image: 14 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (36.2 × 24.1 cm)
sheet: 15 5/16 × 10 5/16 in. (38.9 × 26.2 cm)
mat size: 19 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (48.9 × 36.2 cm) - Credit Line
- Museum Shop Fund
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 100:1990
NOTES
A bright moon shines on a winter night over a moor in the district of Toyama, now part of Shinjuku ward in the metropolitan area of Tōkyō. The full moon appears suspended among three silhouetted pine trees as the landscape shimmers. The puddles in the foreground and the mist in the background contain and reflect the light.
This print is the first edition of the design, bearing the Doi Sadaichi (Teiichi) seal along with the Fujikawa and Gotō carver and printer seal. The careful and subtle printing throughout testifies to its early production. Exceptionally fine in condition, the print’s colors are in a pristine state of preservation and appear as fresh and vibrant as the day the work was executed.
This print is the first edition of the design, bearing the Doi Sadaichi (Teiichi) seal along with the Fujikawa and Gotō carver and printer seal. The careful and subtle printing throughout testifies to its early production. Exceptionally fine in condition, the print’s colors are in a pristine state of preservation and appear as fresh and vibrant as the day the work was executed.
Provenance
- 1990
Ukiyo-e Gallery [Elizabeth Engstrom Holsman Egenolf Danechild (1932–2015)], San Francisco, CA, USA [1]
1990 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Ukiyo-e Gallery [2]
Notes:
[1] Per SLAM Accession Record.
[2] Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, July 9, 1990.
Ukiyo-e Gallery [Elizabeth Engstrom Holsman Egenolf Danechild (1932–2015)], San Francisco, CA, USA [1]
1990 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Ukiyo-e Gallery [2]
Notes:
[1] Per SLAM Accession Record.
[2] Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, July 9, 1990.
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