Full moon and weeping cherry tree in Maruyama park

A nocturnal rendering of Maruyama Park's famous weeping cherry, with the full moon hung above the tree's draping branches. This appears to be a companion or alternate state to the 'Bright flowers' version, likely distinguished by a different color register — perhaps cooler tones, deeper indigos, or a more subdued treatment of the blossoms that emphasizes silhouette over illumination. [Sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) printmakers frequently produced such variants, exploring how shifts in palette and registration could transform mood while preserving the underlying drawing. The composition would typically rely on the contrast between the rounded mass of the moon and the linear, weeping rhythm of the cherry boughs, with negative space establishing the night sky. [Bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) shading along the horizon and around the moon would soften the transitions. As a Kyoto meisho subject reinterpreted through a 20th-century lens, the print reflects Hayashi's interest in anchoring modernist composition in Japanese place and seasonal observance.