Which ukiyo-e artist created the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon?

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi created the ukiyo-e series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon.

Published between 1885 and 1892, the series contains one hundred designs linked by the motif of the moon. Yoshitoshi drew subjects from Japanese and Chinese history, literature, folklore, religion, and legend. Moonlight often functions as more than background: it shapes the mood, directs attention, or creates a haunting contrast with the figures.

Yoshitoshi worked during the final decades of the nineteenth century, when traditional woodblock publishing faced major changes from photography, lithography, and new print technologies. His designs combine vigorous line, theatrical storytelling, and sometimes unsettling psychological detail.

The series title can cause confusion because it sounds like a landscape collection. In fact, its scenes include warriors, poets, supernatural beings, and historical figures. The defining link is the moon and its changing visual and symbolic presence.