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Landscape in Moonlight

Kano Tan'yū

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Landscape in Moonlight by Kano Tan'yū: Vertical hanging scroll with a beige background and a textured brown border featuring a blue patterned band at the top and bottom. The image depicts a mountain peak protruding from white clouds in the center. The mountain is dark gray and black and has two prominent peaks. Above the mountain, a white moon is visible. In the foreground, a small boat with a single person is on the water. The boat is on the left side, and two flags or sails are on the right. The painting also features a signature written vertically on the right side.

Artwork details

Date:
after 1662
Medium:
One of a triptych of hanging scrolls; ink on silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
329 × 625 px
Museum record:
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