The Moon-Viewing Promontory, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo, 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858). Color woodblock print; overall: x cm (13 3/8 x 9 in.). Hiroshige, who frequently designed prints with unusual or humorous viewpoints, has placed the viewer by pine trees, peering through a doorway at the end of a moon-viewing party. The silhouette of an elaborately coiffed woman is visible through a translucent paper door; only her hem trails into the room. Another person remains seated on the floor in the upper right, near a musical instrument and a
The Moon-Viewing Promontory, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo, 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858). Color woodblock print; overall: x cm (13 3/8 x 9 in.). Hiroshige, who frequently designed prints with unusual or humorous viewpoints, has placed the viewer by pine trees, peering through a doorway at the end of a moon-viewing party. The silhouette of an elaborately coiffed woman is visible through a translucent paper door; only her hem trails into the room. Another person remains seated on the floor in the upper right, near a musical instrument and a tray with blue-and-white ceramics. This figure may still be admiring the autumn moon over ships in Tokyo Bay.
Size: 2307px × 3400px
Photo credit: © CMA/BOT / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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