![]() ![]() In this work of art, Sun Wukong fights the Moon Rabbit, a scene from said novel. He is constantly reproved for his violence by Tang Sanzang, a reincarnation of Golden Cicada, a disciple of the Buddha. He rebelled against heaven and was imprisoned under a mountain by the Buddha. Sun Wukong, whose given name loosely means “awakened to emptiness”, was a legendary creature born from a stone and that acquired supernatural powers through Taoist methods, best known as one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West.īeyond having supernatural strength and speed, he could transform himself into various animals and objects, clone himself, control elements and conjure guardians. New level, before it effectively died with him. Its own past, he almost singlehandedly managed to push mokuhanga to a Manner and, nonetheless, living in a Japan that was turning away from Methods like photography and lithography, he kept working on in the old The world turned smaller with the adoption of Western mass reproduction Last years of Edo period, and the first years of modern Japan thatįollowed the Meiji Restoration, an event that restored practicalīy the end of his career, Yoshitoshi was in an almost single-handed struggle against time and technology. Yoshitoshi was widely recognized as the last great master and innovator The Moon itself is tainted with a reddish tone.Ībout the Artist: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, also named Taiso Wukong’s staff is highlighted by its orange color that differentiates it from the rest of the monochromatic tones used, as well as some other details in both of the figures eyes, giving them more of a menacing look. The artist’s signature is located at the right side of the piece, emphasizing its dynamic composition, which guides the eye to the rabbit. The gradient in the lower bottom of this piece represents the Moons own light reflection upon a pitch black sky. The use of negative space and darker tones in the background contrasts with the two figures and provides a hierarchical presence for the detail displayed in the foreground. ![]() Title: One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (1885~1890).ĭescription: Print shows Son Goku, a monkey sometimes known as the Monkey King, holding a spiked sceptre and glaring at the Moon Rabbit, who apparently lives on the moon. ![]()
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