Autumn Moon at Ishiyama

Titles

Ishiyama Shūgetsu
Ōmi Hakkei no Uchi (Hōeidō / Eikyūdō Ban)
近江八景之内（保永堂、栄久堂合板）石山秋月

Artist Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)

Publisher Takenouchi Magohachi < Takemago > Hoeidō (c. 1830s~1840s)

Datec. 1834

GeographyJapan

MediumWoodblock print (Nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions8 13/16 x 13 9/16 in. (22.4 x 34.5 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of James A. Michener, 1991 (23214)

Object number23214

DescriptionThe waka poem in the cartouche in the upper right corner, attributed to Prince Konoe Masaie (1444-1505) and his son Konoe Naomichi (d. 1544), reads:
The glow of the moon
On the waves of Lake Biwa
Below Mount Ishiyama
Is even more beautiful than
On the shores of the Suma in Akashi.

Portfolio/SeriesThe Eight Views of Ōmi

On View

Not on view

Collections