Evening Crescent Moon at Kôbe (Kôbe no Yoizuki), Taishô period, dated 1920
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museum
- Image courtesy of
- Harvard Art Museum
Description
A slender crescent moon hangs in a pale blue-green sky above distant grey-blue mountains, with a dark willow tree trailing thin drooping branches across the upper composition. Below, the tiled rooflines of houses are rendered in dark grey and black, one with a small window glowing orange-red against the dusk; a Japanese inscription and red seal appear in the upper right. "Evening Crescent Moon at Kôbe (Kôbe no Yoizuki)," a woodblock print by Hashiguchi Goyô from the Taishô period, dated 1920.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Evening Crescent Moon at Kôbe (Kôbe no Yoizuki), Taishô period, dated 1920 was created by Hashiguchi Goyo (橋口五葉).
Evening Crescent Moon at Kôbe (Kôbe no Yoizuki), Taishô period, dated 1920 depicts moonlight and night scenes.