Streetwalker by Moonlight

This print is part of Yoshitoshi's famous series "100 Aspects of the Moon" which depicts scenes from traditional Chinese and Japanese history and lore. Yoshitoshi has depicted a tsujigimi, a prostitute of the lower ranks. He is likely referencing a verse by the poet Oshun Hitotose which reads, "Like reflections in the rice paddies - the faces of streetwalkers int he darkness are exposed by the autumn moonlight".