Moon Over Miyajima
by Yuhan Ito
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
The great vermillion torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine rises from the water at Miyajima as the moon climbs above the Seto Inland Sea in this nocturnal landscape by Yuhan Ito. Moonlight on water is among the most venerable subjects in Japanese printmaking, and Ito works within that tradition while bringing the shin-hanga attention to atmospheric gradation and careful color registration. The composition balances the iconic gate — as recognizable a symbol of Japan as any — against the vast, reflective quietness of the sea at night.
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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
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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)"
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Color woodblock print; oban
Matsushima in Moonlight (Tsuki no Matsushima)
1919
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Kiyozumi Garden in Moonlight
January 1938
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
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Frequently Asked Questions
Moon Over Miyajima was created by Yuhan Ito (伊藤雄半).
Moon Over Miyajima depicts moonlight and night scenes, set at Miyajima.