Moonlight Prints (434)
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

Morning Moon - L
1961
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Boy and Rooster in Moonlight
1959
Woodblock print

Full Moon over Matsuyama Castle (Matsuyamajo meigetsu)
December 1953
Color woodblock print
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Winter Moon at Toyamagahara (Fuyu no tsuki [Toyamagahara])
1931
Color woodblock print; oban

Autumn Full Moon
Woodblock print

Hazy moon
Woodblock print

A pair of Flying Ducks and Moon
before 1912
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Crows in moonlight
1927
Color woodblock print; oban

Egrets and Crescent Moon
1926
Color woodblock print; oban

Flying Geese and Moon
before 1912
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Fox by the Moonlit Water
c. 1928–1930
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Two Mallards in Water Between Reeds and a Full Moon
1920s
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Two White Rabbits Under a Full Moon
c. 1928–1930
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with embossing

Canal by Moonlight
Woodblock print

M-34 - Futayado - Moon at old country house
Woodblock print

M36- Moon rising at Nokizaki
Woodblock print

Moon from a Harbor
Woodblock print

Snowy night with a hazy moon
Woodblock print

Hazy Moon in the Spring (Oboroharu)
1930
Woodblock print

Moon - 月
1980
Woodblock print

No. 3 - Misty Spring Moon - おぼろ春
1932 1980s)
Woodblock print

Stonehenge (Moonlight)
Woodblock print

Moonlight Over Kinugawa Hot Springs (Kinugawa Onsen)
1940
Woodblock print

An Evening Moon
1990–91
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Chikibu Island in Moonlight
Woodblock print

Work 616 - Moon and Bird
1961
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Moonlight
Woodblock print

A Cauldron on a Moonlit Night (Tsukiyo no kama), from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)"
1886
Color woodblock print; oban

By Request, Picture of Fujiwara Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight, a Painting Shown at the Exhibition for the Advancement of Painting in Autumn 1882
February 1883
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Chang E Flees to the Moon
1885
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Kumasaka in the Misty Moonlight
1887
Woodblock print

Moon and Smoke (Enchū no tsuki), from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyaku sugata)
Meiji period, second month of 1886
Woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Yoshitoshi"
Moon at Musashi Plain (Musashino no tsuki), from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyaku sugata)
Meiji period, 1892 (4th month)
Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Yoshitoshi"

Moon of Enlightenment (Godo no tsuki), from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)"
1881
Color woodblock print; oban

The Moon at Takakura
description
Woodblock print

The Moon over Gojo Bridge (Gojo no tsuki), from the series "Heroes for the Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Buyu setsugekka)"
1867
Color woodblock print; oban diptych

Full Moon with Crow on Plum Branch
1880s
color woodblock print

Moon on a chilly night at Akashicho, Tsukiji — 築地明石町寒夜之月
Woodblock print

Moon through Rain at Gohan Matsu — 五本松雨月
Woodblock print

Moonlight on the Tea Houses at Imado Bridge
Woodblock print

Moonlit Sea at Kawasaki
1877
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Summer Moon at Iwado
1881
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Teahouses at Imadobashi on a Moonlit Night
c. 1877 (Meiji 10)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e): ink and color on paper
View of Ushimachi in Takanawa by Hazy Moonlight
1879 (Meiji 12)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e): ink and color on paper

Kotohiki Shrine, Sanuki Province, Moon, from
Woodblock print

Moon Guiter
Woodblock print

Moon Viewing at Ishiyama
Woodblock print

Harvest Moon
Not set
Woodblock print

Autumn Moon at Ishiyama (Ishiyama shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)"
c. 1834
Color woodblock print; oban

Plum Blossom and the Moon from the Book Mount Fuji in Spring (Haru no Fuji)
c. 1803
Woodblock- printed book

Tsukasa and Other Courtesans of the Ogiya Watching the Autumn Moon Rise Over Rice Fields from a Balcony in the Yoshiwara
1799
Surimono; color woodblock print

Full Moon over Takanawa, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital
c. 1831
color woodblock print

The Moon Seen Through Leaves (Hagoshi no Tsuki), from the series "Twenty-eight Views of the Moon (Tsuki nijuhakkei no uchi)"
c. 1832
Color woodblock print; otanzaku

Moon

Yamashiro Arashiyama Togetsukyo / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran
Woodblock print

Engetsu Island, Shirahama (Shirahama Engetsuto)
1951
Color woodblock print

Luna
Not set
Woodblock print

Autumn Moon of the Jewel River, View of Fishermen Catching Sweetfish (Tamagawa shugetsu, Tamagawa ayukumi no zu), from the series "Eight VIews of Famous Places (Meisho hakkei)"
c. 1833/34
Color woodblock print; oban
Mellon Blossoms in Moonlight
2006
Mezzotint

(Michiyuki) nekoyanagi sakari no tsukikage
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 434 prints tagged with moonlight, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.


