Moon over an Autumn Moor

Attributed to Kano Yukinobu 狩野之信 Japanese

16th century

Not on view

Under the silver moon and the long, swaying green blades are the elegant flowers of autumn: chrysanthemums, carnations, and Chinese bellflowers, among others. Thread-thin silver brushstrokes above the green hills may indicate a flowing stream. The gentle colors and delicate flowers evoke waka poetry.

The same subject, depicted in equally asymmetrical compositions, occurs in a number of fan paintings that bear the seals of Kano masters such as Shōei (1519–1592). This fan is also impressed with a seal, tentatively identified as that of Kano Yukinobu, who was either a younger brother of Kano Motonobu or his son. Although the seal's authenticity is in question, the painting is an excellent example of the Kano school's determined effort to absorb yamato-e idioms.

Artwork Details

Title: Moon over an Autumn Moor
Artist: Attributed to Kano Yukinobu 狩野之信 (Japanese, ca. 1513–1575)
Period: Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Date: 16th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Originally a fan mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, color, and silver on gilded paper
Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (24.8 x 49.5 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1997
Object Number: 1997.140
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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