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Karl Benz Commissaire-Priseur

334 - Yoshitoshi Tsukyoka (1839–1892)

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€200 - 250

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25%

Yoshitoshi Tsukyoka (1839–1892) "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon" Series (Tsuki Hyakushi) Plate No. 2: Chang’e Flees to the Moon (Joga bengetsu) According to a Chinese legend, Chang’e was the wife of the famous archer Hou Yi, who served Emperor Yao. During a lunar eclipse, Hou Yi shot arrows into the sky, causing the moon to return. As a reward, the goddess Xi Wang Mu offered him a cup containing the “Elixir of Life.” Chang’e seized the cup, drank the elixir, and fled to the moon to reign there as a goddess. Woodblock print Signed: Yoshitoshi followed by the artist’s red seal on the right side of the print Publisher: Akiyama Buemon Period: Original print from 1885; this is likely a print from the late 19th century Format: Oban tate-e Stains.

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PROPERTY COLLECTION - Day 2 - 20th-Century Art & Japanese Prints - From a Manor House in Guingamp & Miscellaneous Items
Wednesday, November 18
02:00 PM
1, rue du Bignon
22190 Plerin, France

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Karl Benz Commissaire-Priseur +33 2 96 75 03 36 benz@karl-benz.com
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