Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Yūgao Chapter of The Tale of Genji
A pale seated woman seems almost to dissolve into the background beneath the moon. Green vines and white blossoms frame the spectral image associated with the Yūgao chapter of Genji.
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. "The Yūgao Chapter of The Tale of Genji" [editorial title]. In One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. Original Japanese print series, 1885–1892; National Diet Library album 寄別2-2-2-3, 1892, Akiyama Buemon. Source scan leaf 68. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/yoshitoshi-moons-068
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. The Yūgao Chapter of The Tale of Genji. One Hundred Aspects of the Moon. Scan leaf 68. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/yoshitoshi-moons-068