Moon and Bamboo
by Uemura Shoen
- Medium:
- Nihonga (natural mineral pigments) on silk
- Image courtesy of
- Artsy
Description
A large dark circular moon fills the upper right of the composition, its silhouette overlapping pale bamboo stalks and slender leaves rendered in soft blue-green tones. The bamboo fronds cluster densely near the top and cascade diagonally toward the lower left, thinning out against the plain cream-colored silk ground, which is left largely empty. A cursive signature and two red seal stamps appear in the lower right corner; muted, cool colors and the asymmetric composition give the scene a quiet, nocturnal stillness. *Moon and Bamboo*, Uemura Shoen, Nihonga on silk.
More Prints by Uemura Shoen
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Moon and Bamboo was created by Uemura Shoen (上村松園).
Moon and Bamboo depicts moonlight, night scenes, and trees.