Artist:

Hashiguchi Goyo 橋口五葉 (1880-1921)  Search this

Medium:

Ink and color on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 29.3 x 48.1 cm (11 9/16 x 18 15/16 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

Japan

Date:

January 1920

Period:

Taisho era

Label:

A white crescent of unprinted paper represents the moon in the darkening sky over a hilly residential neighborhood in Kobe, a major port located on Osaka Bay. Against the dominant tones of blue, gray, and black, carefully graded reddish colors represent lamplight in the houses and the last faint glow of the setting sun reflected from the clouds. This print was one of three landscapes designed by Goyo in January of 1920.

Collection:

National Museum of Asian Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Japanese Beauty: Woodblock Prints by Goyo from the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution (November 18, 2001 to February 10, 2002)

Goyo: Japanese Prints (August 27, 1995 to March 17, 1996)

Topic:

moon  Search this

night  Search this

Taisho era (1912 - 1926)  Search this

Japan  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of H. Ed Robison in memory of Ulrike Pietzner-Robison

Accession Number:

S1993.59

Restrictions & Rights:

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Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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EDAN-URL:

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