Samurai, Ghosts and Lovers
Samurai, Ghosts and Lovers: Yoshitoshi's Complete 100 Aspects of the Moon - Exhibit at the Dayton Art Institute extended through Sunday, Sept 13, 2020.
Event details
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Samurai, Ghosts and Lovers
February 22–Sept 13 (Extended)
The Dayton Art Institute will be the exclusive venue for this exhibition, organized by the DAI from a recent acquisition of a complete set of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi’s 100 Aspects of the Moon. The series is one of the outstanding achievements in the history of Japanese woodblock prints and is a tour-de-force, combining striking designs with dramatic stories from Japan’s past. The prints depict heroism and humor, love and loss, mystery and magic, with the linking motif of the presence of the moon. This exhibition will provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see all 100 prints on view together, and it is a fitting conclusion to the museum’s centennial celebrations.
Image Credits:
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892), Dawn moon and tumbling snow – Kobayashi Heihachiro, 1889, woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Dayton Art Institute, Museum purchase with funds provided by Jack Graef Jr., Linda Stein, Susan Shettler and their families in memory of Jack and Marilyn Graef, 2019.9.89