Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1885-1892
An album bound with a complete set of 100 oban tate-e prints from the series Tsuki hyakushi (A Hundred Aspects of the Moon), depicting scenes from Japanese and Chinese history, legend and literature including such famous compositions as Daimotsu kaijo no tsuki (Moon over Daimotsu Bay), Konaki (The Cry of the Fox), Yoshinoyama yowa no tsuki Iga Tsubone (The Evening Moon on Mount Yoshino: Iga Tsubone) and Genji Yugao no maki (Yugao, a chapter from the Tale of Genji), together with title page, memorial portrait of Yoshitoshi, preface and double-page table of contents, some with gaufrage and mica, published by Akiyama Bunzaemon between 1885 and 1892; each with the artist's signature. Each sheet: approx. 35.5cm x 24.5cm (14in x 9 5/8in).