Artwork preview

Autumn Moon at Ishiyama, from the series Eight Views of Ōmi (Ōmi hakkei)

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print with a beige border, rectangular with slightly rounded corners and a cutout at the top center. The scene depicts a body of water with a bridge in the distance. A full moon is visible in the sky. Trees line the left shore, and a building is partially obscured by the trees. The right side features a shoreline with rocks and bushes in the foreground. The background shows a hazy sky transitioning from blue at the top to white near the horizon. There are several vertical lines of Japanese text and two red seals. The image is rendered in muted colors with blue water and a gradient sky.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1834–35
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 449 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
View original
Palette