Harvest Moon
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Typical Price
- Sought-after Karhu Kyoto street or architectural scene: $800–$2,000
- Good condition signed print (edition ~100): $400–$1,200
- Standard edition impression: $200–$700
Description
The harvest moon — otsukimi — rises large and luminous above a Japanese landscape in this undated print by Karhu, the autumn full moon celebrated in Japan with viewing parties and offerings of food as it has been for centuries. Moon-viewing compositions occupy a quiet place in Karhu's work — not the architectural precision of his streetscapes, but a more atmospheric, atmospheric response to natural phenomena. The harvest moon's size and warmth make it a natural organizing element for a landscape composition built around reflected and ambient light.
More Prints by Clifton Karhu
More Moonlight Prints
![Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d0960668-1e73-339a-b182-fb995a54bff0/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
1947
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening Moon at Nakanoshima, Sapporo (Sapporo Nakanoshima no yuzuki), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen)"
March 1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Matsushima in Moonlight (Tsuki no Matsushima)
1919
Color woodblock print
Kiyozumi Garden in Moonlight
January 1938
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Harvest Moon was created by Clifton Karhu in Not set.
Harvest Moon depicts moonlight and night scenes.