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Scene in Gekkyuden - Dream of the Moon Palace

Totoya Hokkei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a group of people in traditional Japanese clothing. A woman in a red and white kimono and a patterned skirt stands in the center. A man to her left wears an orange kimono. A man in green is on the left. All three are looking up at a large moon. The background shows a Japanese building with gold accents and a blue roof. The scene appears to be at night, with dark clouds. There are two blue rectangles with Japanese writing on them.

Artwork Details

Date
1831
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
271 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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