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Evening Moon at Izumizaki (Izaumizaki yagetsu), from the series Eight Views of the Ryūkyū Islands (Ryūkyū hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A colorful Japanese landscape woodblock print. The scene depicts a bridge over water with two boats to the right and people walking on a path to the left. There is a sandy beach area. Buildings and trees are on the right side. The background shows a mountain and a full moon. The print features a color palette of blue and yellow. A white and red calligraphy block is in the top left. A gray and black color scale is below the print. The print has a beige background. The image itself has a beige border around it.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1832
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 467 px
Museum record:
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