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Huai River moon--Wu Zixu. No. 48 from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon
Huai River moon--Wu Zixu. No. 48 from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon

Huai River moon--Wu Zixu. No. 48 from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon

Artist (Japanese, 1839–1892)
Date1887
MediumWoodblock print
PeriodMeiji period (1868-1912)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Libertson
Terms
  • Prints
  • Woodblock print
  • Armor
  • Bamboo
  • Bodies of water
  • Chain mail
  • Clouds
  • Fishermen
  • Fishing poles
  • Flora
  • Hats
  • Headgear
  • Huai River (Huai He), China
  • Inscriptions
  • Military personnel
  • Moon
  • Night
  • Plants
  • Rivers
  • Soldiers
  • Spears
  • Times of the day
  • Warriors
  • Weapons
  • Japanese
Object number2000.156.004
Label CopyThis print relates the story of the Chinese official Wu Zixu, who lived during the Warring States period (480–222 BC). After the king of Chu killed Wu’s father and brother, he fled to a neighboring kingdom where he helped its ruler conquer Chu. During the campaign a fisherman helped him cross the river Huai by moonlight. Later, when Wu was searching the banks of the river for the tomb of the king who had killed his family members so that he could exact revenge on the corpse, he was again helped by a fisherman. (“Moon," curated by Ellen Avril and presented at the Johnson Museum August 25, 2018-January 13, 2019)
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