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Moon-Viewing Location (Tsuki no Misaki), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo Hyakkei)

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print, color on paper. A Japanese-style room with tatami mat flooring and sliding doors is shown from an angle, as if the viewer is standing outside. The room has a wooden railing surrounding it and a low wooden fence beyond that. A large moon is visible in the upper left. The background shows a body of water with boats. The water transitions from deep blue at the top to white near the horizon. Several birds are flying in the sky. A tree with foliage is partially visible in the lower right corner. The image has a beige border around it. There are vertical red banners on either side with Japanese writing. A scroll with Japanese writing hangs on the upper right.

Artwork details

Date:
1857
Medium:
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
430 × 624 px
Museum record:
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