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
Kiku's Shadows
1860, 7th lunar month
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Gesshin
1937
Woodblock print
Moonsong-1
Woodblock print
Takanawa Ushi-machi oborozuki-kei
Woodblock print
Gessekka
Woodblock print
Cranefly Moon
2016
Mokuhanga
Sealion Series: Moon over Sea
2023
Mokuhanga
Moonlit Swim
2014
Mokuhanga
New Moon (From Yoshitoshi Series)
2011
Mokuhanga
Layered Moonlight
Poured washi with phosphorescent pigments
Misty Blue Moon
Poured washi with phosphorescent pigments
Untitled (kimura-yoshiharu)
Woodblock print
Artemis (27/50)
Woodblock print
Milky Way
1959
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Artemis (Arutemisu)
1966 (?)
Woodblock print; edition 12/50
Wild Geese
1920
Woodblock print
The Star of the Gobi, Mongolia 54/350
1951
Woodblock print
Night on the Opposite Shore - Moonlit
Woodcut
The Star of the Gobi, Mongolia 51/350
1951
Woodblock print
Nocturne in Moonlight
Water-based woodblock print on washi
Moon at Riverside
Woodblock print
Crescent
Poured washi with phosphorescent pigments
Moonlight
Etching
Fox Moon
Woodblock print
Moon Flower
Woodblock print
Moon Coloring 1
Woodblock print
Moon Coloring 2
Woodblock print
Morning Moon 23
Woodblock print
Moon in August
Woodblock print
The Moon - A
Woodblock print
Mid-Autumn Moon Viewing
Woodblock print
The Moon and Ishiyama
Woodblock print
Voice of The Moon
Woodblock print
drystone wall, moonlight, landscape, moonlit, mokuhanga,
The Moon Bridge at Kameido
1914
Color woodcut on paper
Moon
1952
Color woodblock print
Elegant Moon
2021
Resin & Iron & Sticker
Moon For Love
2021
Resin & Iron & Sticker
Autumn Grasses and The Moon
2024
Foil, etching, woodblock, Japanese paper, chine collé
Moon Crest
2016
Illuminated Paperworks
Gravemarker Moon
1886
Woodblock Print
A Moonlight Night
Acrylic on Canvas
Moon Bridge at Kameido
1914
Color woodcut
Views of Osaka: Harbour (Moonlit Night)
1919
Lithograph
Fly To The Moon Ⅱ
2015
Photographic Art Montage
Tea House at Imadobashi in Moonlight
1877
N/A
The moon and the sledgehammer
2016
Serigraphy, woodcut and chine collé
Radiata Moon
2023
Multi-Block Linocut Relief Print
Time and Tide | Sliver Moon
2024
Monotype print on washi
The Steps at Black's Beach: Moonlight
2020
Color woodblock print
Moaning Moon
Mixed media collage on board
Moon Temple
Mokuhanga and etching with hand colouring
Hunter Moon
2020
Japanese woodcut
Hunter's Moon
2020
Japanese Woodcut
New Moon
2020
Monotype
Crescent
2017
Collaged woodcut on museum board
Chofu Village Moon
1891
Woodblock Print
Inaba Mountain Moon
1885
Woodblock Print
Musashi Plain Moon
1891
Woodblock Print
Reflected Moonlight
1886
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.