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Rabbit in the Snow beneath the Moon 月下の兎

Katsushika Hokushū 葛飾北秀

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A white rabbit with long ears and a reddish-brown eye patch sits on the ground, surrounded by two peach blossoms and several unbloomed peaches on a branch. The rabbit faces left. Above the rabbit, a large gray moon sits behind blue-tinted clouds. To the left of the rabbit, there are several lines of Japanese text. A small orange square with Japanese characters is on the bottom left. The background is a beige color with some darker shading.

Artwork Details

Date
1819
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
562 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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