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The Moon over Gojo Bridge (Gojo no tsuki), from the series "Heroes for the Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Buyu setsugekka)" by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Moon over Gojo Bridge (Gojo no tsuki), from the series "Heroes for the Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Buyu setsugekka)"

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi · 1867

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Artist
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Date
1867
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban diptych
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Collection
Arts of Asia
Culture
Japan
Credit line
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Fischer Fund
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi was the last great master of ukiyo-e, pushing traditional Japanese woodblock printing to new heights amidst Japan's modernization.

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