Moonlight Prints (445)
Moon-lit scenes (tsuki) and lunar compositions in Japanese woodblock prints. Moonlight prints use dramatic tonal contrasts to evoke atmosphere, from full moons over castle towers to crescent moons reflected in still water.
Artists Known for Moonlight
Moonlit Beach Scene- V1
Woodblock print
Moonlit Beach Scene- V2
Woodblock print
Moon Over Miyajima
Woodblock print
Moon of Kintoki's Mountain
October 1890
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Moonlight over Mount Yoshino
1886
Rain and Moonlight at Gohonmatsu
1880
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Taj Mahal by Moonlight
1916
Woodblock print
Castle in the moon
22/300, 1978
Woodblock print
Flowers: Onoe Kikugoro III, from an untitled series of actors representing snow, moon, and flowers
c. 1830s
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
![Misty Moonlight at Matsue in Izumo Province (Izumo Matsue [oborozuki]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/7b184838-7c8e-01f1-cefe-43fe3e3bc339/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
Misty Moonlight at Matsue in Izumo Province (Izumo Matsue [oborozuki]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"
Izumo Matsue [oborozuki]
1924
Color woodblock print; oban
Moon over the Ara River, Akabane, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo" (Tokyo nijukei, Arakawa no tsuki (Akabane))
Tokyo nijukei, Arakawa no tsuki (Akabane
1929
Color woodblock print
![Moonlight over Lake Kamo in Sado Island (Getsumei no Kamoko [Sado]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/7e4f83a5-694d-1634-1447-b94df2154699/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
Moonlight over Lake Kamo in Sado Island (Getsumei no Kamoko [Sado]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Getsumei no Kamoko [Sado]
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Spring Moon, Ninomiya Beach (Haru no tsuki (Ninomiya kaigan))
Haru no tsuki (Ninomiya kaigan
March 1932
Color woodblock print
Winter Moon over Toyama Plain (Fuyu no tsuki (Toyamagahara))
Fuyu no tsuki (Toyamagahara
December 1931
Color woodblock print
Crescent Moon
三日月
1934
Color woodblock print
Crow in Moonlight
月に烏
c. 1927
Color woodblock print
Moon at Arakawa River
荒川の月
c. 1924
Color woodblock print
Moon at Sekiguchi
関口の月
c. 1920
Color woodblock print
Yoshiwara in Moonlight
吉原の月
c. 1920
Color woodblock print
Moon and Engaku Temple
Woodblock print
Moon over Matsushima
松島の月
1957
Woodblock print
Moon Over Zaimoku Island at Marsushima
Woodblock print
Rising Moon at Katase River
Woodblock print
September: Full Moon at Suwayama
1931
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Moonlight Night- LE
Woodblock print
Moonlight Night- Oban
Woodblock print
Evening Moon and Foal
1955
Color woodblock print
Sea and Moon
1961
Crescent Moon over Hyapponkui
1881–89
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: New Moon Over the One Hundred Piles
Woodblock print
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Moon over Yushima Seido Temple
Woodblock print
A Moon Sixteen Days Old
Woodblock print
TSUKIHAE (Moonlight)
Woodblock print
Moon and Cherry Blossoms
Woodblock print
Snow, Moon, and Cherries at Kiyomizu
Woodblock print
Moon Rising
Woodblock print
Snow, Moon, and Flowers in the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro setsugekka) : Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya with Attendants Shirabe and Teriha
n.d.
Color woodblock print; oban
August, Moon
1918
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
New Ukiyo E Beauties August Moon
Woodblock print
No Series A Town As The Moon Is Rising Over The Mountains
Woodblock print
Maiko Admiring the Moon
Woodblock print
A Lakeside Inn Under Moonlight
Woodblock print
A woman sauntering on a beach by moonlight
Woodblock print
Fishboat on Moonlit Sea
Woodblock print
Moonlit Beach Scene- V1
Woodblock print
Two Geese and the Moon
Woodblock print
Woman near the Cherry Tree in a Full moon
Woodblock print
Full moon view at Kiyomize Temple
Not set
Woodblock print
Moonlight of Taj Mahal, No. 4 (Tsukiyo no Taji Maharu, dai yon)
Tsukiyo no Taji Maharu, dai yon
1931
Color woodblock print; oban
New Moon
1941
Color woodblock print
Nigatsu-Do of Nara in spring — 二月堂
circa 1950-1970
Woodblock print
Snowy Dawn at Nigetsudo Temple — 二月堂雪旦
circa 1950-1970
Woodblock print
Moon and Cherry Blossoms
Woodblock print
Moon and Flowers — 月華
Woodblock print
Scops Owl in Flight, Cherry Blossoms and Full Moon
Shōwa period, 1926
Woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper
Snow, Moon, and Cherries at Kiyomizu
Woodblock print
The Hidden Moon (Kakureta tsuki)
1959
Color woodblock print; edition 19/50
Voice of The Moon, Shôwa period, dated March 1979
Shôwa period, 1926-1989
Woodblock print
Wind and Moon
Woodblock print
Wind Moon
Woodblock print
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Frequently Asked Questions
Moon-lit scenes (tsuki) and lunar compositions in Japanese woodblock prints. Moonlight prints use dramatic tonal contrasts to evoke atmosphere, from full moons over castle towers to crescent moons reflected in still water.
Utagawa Hiroshige, Kawase Hasui, and Tsukioka Yoshitoshi are among the artists most associated with moonlight in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.
Hanga currently catalogues 445 prints tagged with moonlight, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.