Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Susuki Grass in Moonlight (Obana ni tsuki)

Kamisaka Sekka

Cleveland Museum of Art

A painting depicts a landscape with grasses and a moon. The grasses are in the foreground, drawn in white and black. The grasses have long, thin, curved leaves; some leaves are depicted as drooping. The grasses have straight, thin, dark stems. The background shows a large, white half-circle representing a moon, gradated to gray to the left. The background also shows a beige sky above the moon with scattered brown spots near the top. The overall color palette is muted, with shades of beige, gray, white, and black. The image has a subtle, delicate appearance with visible edges and a thin white border around the painting. The edges of the painting have a slightly darker color and some discoloration spots are present.