The Moon Seen Through Leaves (Hagoshi no Tsuki), from the series "Twenty-eight Views of the Moon (Tsuki nijuhakkei no uchi)"
- Date:
- c. 1832
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; otanzaku
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Moonlight filters through an autumn canopy in this narrow otanzaku print from the "Twenty-eight Views of the Moon" series, made around 1832. The leaves create a lattice of shadows and light, the moon visible as a pale disk through the overlapping branches. The series systematically explored different conditions for viewing the moon — through foliage, over water, behind clouds — in the narrow tanzaku format that suited such intimate atmospheric studies.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Moon Seen Through Leaves (Hagoshi no Tsuki), from the series "Twenty-eight Views of the Moon (Tsuki nijuhakkei no uchi)" was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) in c. 1832.
Yes — The Moon Seen Through Leaves (Hagoshi no Tsuki), from the series "Twenty-eight Views of the Moon (Tsuki nijuhakkei no uchi)" is part of the Twenty-eight Views of the Moon (Tsuki nijuhakkei no uchi) series by Utagawa Hiroshige.
The Moon Seen Through Leaves (Hagoshi no Tsuki), from the series "Twenty-eight Views of the Moon (Tsuki nijuhakkei no uchi)" depicts landscapes, moonlight, and night scenes.