Moonlight of Taj Mahal No. 4
Object Details
- Label
- The Taj Mahal is often said to be most beautiful by moonlight, and it is clear from his prints that Yoshida appreciated the subtle splendor of the monument at night. Three of his six prints of the Taj Mahal are night scenes. Yoshida mastered techniques for creating the atmosphere of a moonlit night through multiple printings of translucent colors. Although they appear simpler at first viewing, the night scenes produced by Yoshida often required nearly as many printings as the daylight scenes to achieve the artist's desired effects.
- Provenance
- To 1996
- Henry Edwin Robison (1913-2008), Palo Alto, CA, to 1996
- From 1996
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Henry Edwin Robison in 1996
- Collection
- National Museum of Asian Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Yoshida Hiroshi: Japanese Prints of India and Southeast Asia (August 1 to October 17, 1999)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Henry Edwin Robison (1913-2008)
- Credit Line
- Gift of H. Ed Robison in memory of Katherine W. Robison
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Date
- 1931
- Period
- Showa era
- Accession Number
- S1996.19
- Artist
- Yoshida Hiroshi 吉田博 (1876-1950)
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Medium
- Ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 27.6 x 40.2 cm (10 7/8 x 15 13/16 in)
- Origin
- Japan
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Topic
- night
- Showa era (1926 - 1989)
- tomb
- Japan
- Japanese Art
- Record ID
- fsg_S1996.19
