Pine Moon
- Medium:
- Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
- Image courtesy of
- Saru Gallery
Description
Dense, jagged clusters of stylized pine foliage — carved in bold, spiky needle patterns — fill the composition in bands of black, indigo blue, and teal-green ink, separated by a pale, undulating ridge of bare cream paper that curves through the middle of the sheet. No figures or moon are visible; the scene is entirely foliage and ground, printed on cream washi with visible deckled edges. At lower left, a red seal and pencil inscription give the edition number, the title "Pine Moon," and the signature Naoko Matsubara.
More Prints by Naoko Matsubara
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
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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)"
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Color woodblock print; oban
Matsushima in Moonlight (Tsuki no Matsushima)
1919
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Kiyozumi Garden in Moonlight
January 1938
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Pine Moon was created by Naoko Matsubara (松原直子).
Pine Moon depicts moonlight and trees.