Rocks, waves and the rising moon The Tosa diary for the poets Sh?f?dai, Hisakataya and Bunbunsha (series title) Sh?f?dai Hisakataya Bunbunsha Tosa nikki (series title on object), A rising moon behind waves that the splashing rocks. This image is based on a passage from the Tosa diary: 'We saw the moon at the edge of a mountain, but it rose from the waves and went into the waves.' With one poem: 'As we watch, the waves come and go, just like scented Spring flowers in the moonlight.' This print is a copy from the late Meiji period (1868-1912), moonrise, tidal wave - HH - ideal landscapes, rock-formations, Kubota Shunman (mentioned on object), Japan, c. 1890, paper, colour woodcut, h 205 mm ⊙ w 170 mm.