August — 其八 名月
- Date:
- 1898
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
"August" (其八 名月 — "the eighth, harvest moon") from 1898 depicts the August moon-viewing tradition — the observation and celebration of the full moon, particularly the harvest moon (jugoya) that was one of the year's most important occasions for moon appreciation. Shuntei renders the moon-viewing scene with the characteristic composition of figure and celestial object: the moon itself prominent in the composition, the human figures arranged in the postures of shared appreciation, the nighttime quality achieved through careful tonal management.
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More Moonlight Prints
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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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Matsushima in Moonlight (Tsuki no Matsushima)
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Kiyozumi Garden in Moonlight
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Frequently Asked Questions
August — 其八 名月 was created by Miyagawa Shuntei (宮川春汀) in 1898.
August — 其八 名月 depicts moonlight.