Moonlight at Takanawa

Artist Ando Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 - 1858)

Series Publisher Yamamoto

Datec.1840 - c.1845

Place of ManufactureAsia

Mediumwoodcut

DimensionsOverall: 22.3 x 34.2 cm

ClassificationsFINE ART

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Katherine Moffatt

Object number1985.007.006

DescriptionThe foreground is a stretch of coast with people sitting under an awning at left, people carrying sedan chairs, & a few houses at right; in the mid-distance is the open sea with a fleet of large boats loaded with goods; at the horizon is a large, pale moon rising from the sea

Status

Not on view