Tickets
English
DonateMembershipTickets

Autumn, from the series Women’s Pleasures of the Four Seasons

ca. 1844–46
Not on view
After governmental restrictions of the 1840s were loosened, Kuniyoshi made a sumptuous series of prints of women in the four seasons. All four of the triptychs in the series present three women with a child. This print, the best of the four, illustrates the women and a boy viewing the moon from boats. The misty clouds covering the moon are delicately depicted with light ink and silver powder (presently tarnished). Kuniyoshi included a severely cropped bridge support pole in the right border and arranged the reflection of the lantern in the waves

In the cartouche at the upper right corner a poem by Genkō is inscribed "Look at that, then look up at the sky, and admire the moon with geese."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Autumn, from the series Women’s Pleasures of the Four Seasons
  • Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: ca. 1844–46
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Triptych of woodblock prints; ink, silver, and color on paper
  • Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 22 1/8 in. (24.8 x 56.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Francis M. Weld, 1948
  • Object Number: JP3136
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

More Artwork

More Artwork
A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Three Beauties Playing Musical Instruments, Utagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese, Matted; ink and color on silk, Japan
Three Beauties Playing Musical Instruments
Attributed to Utagawa Kuniyoshi
19th century
Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>), Saotome Ietada Japanese, Iron, lacquer, silk, gilt copper, Japanese
Armor (Gusoku)
Armorer Helmet bowl signed Saotome Ietada
Armorer Breastplate inscribed inside, Myōchin Munesuke
16th and 18th centuries
Women Near a River, Utagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink, silver, and color on paper, Japan
Women Near a River
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
ca. 1850
Zhu Shouchang, Utagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese, Woodblock print; ink on thin paper (some corrections have been pasted over the drawing), Japan
Zhu Shouchang
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
19th century
Shō, Bamboo wood, metal, Japanese
Shō
Japanese
19th century

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.

Send feedback

Content Notice

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world, and our online collection reflects ongoing work conducted over the course of our more than 150-year history. You may encounter objects or images that may be inappropriate for some viewers or information that may be outdated.