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Moon Viewing at Ishiyama

Moon Viewing at Ishiyama by Toyohara Chikanobu — Japanese Woodblock print

Moon Viewing at Ishiyama

by Toyohara Chikanobu

Meiji/Taishō Prints

Moonlight Night Scenes

Medium:: Woodblock print
Format:: Oban
Source:: Art of Japan

Typical Price

Fine condition print with vibrant colors: $300–$1,000
Good condition standard print: $100–$400
Common subject or faded impression: $30–$150

Description

A print depicting moon viewing at Ishiyama — the famous temple on the southeastern shore of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture, where the author of the Tale of Genji, Murasaki Shikibu, was said to have experienced the inspiration for her novel while viewing the moon over the lake. Ishiyama's literary associations made it one of the most culturally significant moon-viewing destinations in Japan, and Chikanobu's depiction of the activity there combines the aesthetic tradition of moon viewing with one of the great landmarks of Japanese literary history.

More Prints by Toyohara Chikanobu

Resembling a Branch (Eda ni utsusu), from the series The Appearance of Upper-Class Women of the Edo Period (Tokugawa jidai kifujin no sugata) -- Woman with a Doll by Toyohara Chikanobu

Resembling a Branch (Eda ni utsusu), from the series The Appearance of Upper-Class Women of the Edo Period (Tokugawa jidai kifujin no sugata) -- Woman with a Doll

Meiji period, dated October 10, 1896

Woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

The Fall of Jinzhou by Toyohara Chikanobu

The Fall of Jinzhou

Woodblock print

Dance Party: Enjoying Cherry Blossom Viewing at Ueno by Toyohara Chikanobu

Dance Party: Enjoying Cherry Blossom Viewing at Ueno

Woodblock print

Kagoshima senki by Toyohara Chikanobu

Kagoshima senki

Woodblock print

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

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)" by Kawase Hasui

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) by Kawase Hasui

Matsushima in Moonlight (Tsuki no Matsushima)

1919

Color woodblock print

Kiyozumi Garden in Moonlight by Kawase Hasui

Kiyozumi Garden in Moonlight

January 1938

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Frequently Asked Questions

Moon Viewing at Ishiyama was created by Toyohara Chikanobu (豊原周延).

Moon Viewing at Ishiyama depicts moonlight and night scenes.