Autumn Moon at Ishiyama
Object Details
- Label
- Among the earliest extant landscapes to appear in Japanese prints are illustrated series of Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei), which pair famous scenic views around Lake Biwa in Omi Province with Japanese poems. These were adapted from Chinese poems and paintings of Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers (Xiao-Xiang bajing). This hand-colored urushi-e comes from one of several early series of Eight Views of Omi. The poem reads:
- Ishiyama!
- the moonlight
- that shines on the Bay of Niho
- is none other than that
- at both Suma and Akashi!
- The beauty of Suma on Osaka Bay and Akashi on the Inland Sea was celebrated in Japanese poetry. Shigenaga's print adopts the viewpoint of the poem, looking out toward the lake from the Buddhist temple Ishiyamadera, which even today presents splendid views.
- Translation of poem by Joshua S. Mostow
- Collection
- National Museum of Asian Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Masterful Illusions: Japanese Prints from the Anne van Biema Collection (September 15, 2002 to January 9, 2003)
- Credit Line
- The Anne van Biema Collection
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Date
- ca. 1720s
- Period
- Edo period
- Accession Number
- S2004.3.8
- Artist
- Nishimura Shigenaga (1697?-1756)
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Medium
- Ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (overall): 33.3 x 15.8 cm (13 1/8 x 6 1/4 in)
- Origin
- Japan
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Topic
- landscape
- autumn
- Edo period (1615 - 1868)
- moon
- temple
- Japan
- ukiyo-e
- hosoban
- Japanese Art
- Anne van Biema collection
- Record ID
- fsg_S2004.3.8
