Hiroshige's moonlit and night scenes are celebrated for their emotional depth and mastery of atmospheric printing. Bokashi gradation in night blues and silvery grays is the hallmark of fine impressions.
Looking over Takanawa from the water, a full moon hangs above the pine-lined shore of Edo Bay in this print from the "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital" series, made around 1831. The low shoreline, lantern-lit teahouses, and the broad expanse of dark water create the kind of quiet nocturnal scene that Hiroshige had begun to master in his early Edo work — atmospheric and evocative, the moon the sole source of light in an otherwise still composition.
Color woodblock print
Color woodblock print
Color woodblock print
Color woodblock print
Full Moon over Takanawa, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) in c. 1831.
Yes — Full Moon over Takanawa, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital is part of the Famous Places in the Eastern Capital series by Utagawa Hiroshige.
Full Moon over Takanawa, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital depicts edo & tokyo, moonlight, and night scenes.
Full Moon over Takanawa, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital measures 23.6 × 36.9 cm (Oban format).
