Full Moon with Crow on Plum Branch
- Date:
- 1880s
- Medium:
- color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 37.5 × 52.1 cm
- Source:
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Description
A single black crow, rendered in dense, sumi-black ink with a fine white highlight in its eye, perches on a gnarled plum branch that zigzags across the right half of the composition; a few pale plum blossoms dot the branch below the bird. Behind the crow a pale, unshaded full moon is partly eclipsed by its body, set against a soft grey-brushed sky on warm beige paper. At left, columns of black calligraphic text and several red seal stamps occupy the otherwise empty ground; the palette is limited to black, grey, and touches of red against the neutral background. Kawanabe Kyosai, "Full Moon with Crow on Plum Branch," 1880, color woodblock print.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Full Moon with Crow on Plum Branch was created by Kawanabe Kyosai (河鍋暁斎) in 1880s.
Full Moon with Crow on Plum Branch depicts birds & flowers, moonlight, and night scenes.
Full Moon with Crow on Plum Branch measures 37.5 × 52.1 cm (Oban format).