A Print by Yoshitoshi -Moon over the Pine Forest of Mio
November 2014 Auction by Far East Asian Art

This is a print from the famous series of prints by Yoshitoshi called 100 Aspects of the Moon. It portrays a warrior - "The warrior surveying the scene is Takeda Shingen (1521-1573), warlord and daimyo of the land-locked Kai province that includes Mount Fuji. He eventually conquered a large part of his region, including Suruga province that gave him access to the sea. Takeda sits here looking at Mount Fuji across Suruga Bay...