The Autumn Moon at Ishiyama on Lake Biwa

ca. 1835

Not on view

Ishiyama ya
Niwo no umi teru
Tsukikage wa
Akashi mo Suma mo
Hoka naranukawa

Ah, peak of Ishiyama—
Could even the moonlit bay
at Akashi or Suma match
your view of the shining
sea at Niwo?

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近江八景之内石山秋月
Title: The Autumn Moon at Ishiyama on Lake Biwa
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo))
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1835
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 9 7/8 x 14 15/32 in. (25.1 x 36.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1914
Object Number: JP48
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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