Moon
- Date:
- 1952
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image courtesy of
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A large pale-yellow circular form, its edges broken into rounded, cloud-like lobes, dominates the upper portion of this abstract composition against a black ground. Below and around it, irregular rounded shapes in olive-brown and grey-green interlock across the sheet, punctuated by small scattered patches of bright blue and cobalt near the center and lower edge. The print is signed and dated in pencil beneath the image, with the title "Moon" inscribed at the lower left; this color woodblock print was made by Hodaka Yoshida in 1952.
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Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Moon was created by Hodaka Yoshida (吉田穂高) in 1952.
Moon depicts moonlight and night scenes.