Moon of pure snow at Asano river (Chikako, the filial daughter)
Artist: Tsukioka YoshitoshiWoodblock Print Name: Moon of pure snow at Asano river (Chikako, the filial daughter)
Series Number: #10
Date: 12/1885
Description: Chikako was the daughter of a wealthy merchant named Zeniya Gohei. Zeniya was imprisoned in after a failed business deal involving draining the marshy Lake Kahokugata in 1851. Dead fish surfaced in the lake near the construction site, and people reported becoming ill after consuming the dead fish. In this print, Chikako protests her father's imprisonment and jumps in the snowy Asano river, committing suicide. Zeniya later died in prison in 1852.
Series: One Hundred Aspects of the Moon
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