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Source Description
A high-ranking minister, Toru (822–895) was the son of an emperor. In this scene, he enjoys the company of two other men in his landscape garden overlooking the water. Here Hokusai may have illustrated a poem by Toru that mentions boats floating on the water in bright moonlight, shaded by the pines.
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Document identity
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95389
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The Minister Toru Daijin Standing by a Lake Beneath a Crescent Moon, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry
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print
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95389
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print
title
The Minister Toru Daijin Standing by a Lake Beneath a Crescent Moon, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry
description
A high-ranking minister, Toru (822–895) was the son of an emperor. In this scene, he enjoys the company of two other men in his landscape garden overlooking the water. Here Hokusai may have illustrated a poem by Toru that mentions boats floating on the water in bright moonlight, shaded by the pines.
date
1834–35
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79476782
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23328
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Print
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 52 x 23 cm (20 1/2 x 9 1/16 in.)
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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
accession
1916.1142
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color woodblock print
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The Minister Toru Daijin Standing by a Lake Beneath a Crescent Moon, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry, 1834–35. Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849). Color woodblock print; overall: 52 x 23 cm (20 1/2 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1142
collection
Japanese Art
inscriptions
inscription
Signature: Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu.
Publisher: Moriya Jisuke (emblem).
Censorship Seal: kiwame.
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1
citations
citation
Thompson, Barbara. <em>The International Block Print Renaissance Then and Now: Block Prints in Wichita, Kansas, a Centennial Celebration, 1922-2022.</em> [Wichita, Kansas]: Wichita Art Museum, 2021.
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Reproduced: p. 245
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:06:54.125000
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95389
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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color woodblock print
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male
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photo
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