Moonsong-1
by Maki Haku
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
Description
"Moonsong-1" opens a series in which Maki Haku translates the traditional Japanese moon poem into abstract printmaking terms. The moon's disc, its reflection in water, the quality of cold lunar light filtered through clouds or leaves — these conventional subjects of Japanese poetry become, in his hands, occasions for exploring luminosity, circular form, and the relationship between concentrated brightness and surrounding darkness. The "song" component suggests a lyrical dimension beyond pure formal abstraction.
More Prints by Maki Haku
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
Moonsong-1 was created by Maki Haku (巻白).
Moonsong-1 depicts moonlight, night scenes, and calligraphy.