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A Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi) is a series of multi-coloured woodblock prints (nishiki-e) by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-92). Published by Akiyama Buemon between 1885 and 1892, the 100 Moon-themed prints feature various Japanese and Chinese historical events, mythology, and folklore.

''The creation of mood according to the phase of the moon was exploited for its poetic and expressive possibilites. This was the most successful and still the most famous of Yoshitoshi's print series. People would queue before dawn to buy each new design and still find the edition sold out.''

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) is considered by many to be Japan's last great woodblock artist, and his final work, the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, is regarded as his greatest achievement.

Scholars believe that the order of the pictures in the album does not follow the order in which they were published, but instead their order in the indexes, although there are some variations.

redirects: Tsuki hyakkei, Tsuki hyakushi, 100 Views of the Moon, 100 Aspects of the Moon


 * holding back the night
 * with its increasing brilliance
 * the summer moon
 * – Yoshitoshi's death poem