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Tea–house; Scene entitled: "Viewing the Moon in mid–autumn"

Utagawa Toyoharu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A serene Japanese-style building complex including a large orange and brown building with a curved tiled roof surrounded by a covered walkway; people dressed in traditional clothing stand on walkways and sit at tables; trees with green foliage are positioned to the left; people are viewed from behind sitting at low tables in a courtyard; a courtyard contains stepping stones and a low wall; a full moon shines in the background; birds fly in the upper left; vertical Japanese writing on right edge.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 399 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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