The Moon-Viewing Promontory
Utagawa Hiroshige · 1797–1858

The Moon-Viewing Promontory

The end of a moon-viewing party, seen from outside it.

Specification
Giclée on 200 gsm, black wood frame, plexiglass
450 × 600 mm
Open edition, printed to order
Sawtooth hanger fitted
Price
$179

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The Story

The end of a moon-viewing party, seen from outside it. You are behind pine trees looking through a doorway. A figure with an elaborate hairstyle shows only as a silhouette against a paper screen, with the hem of a robe trailing into view. Someone else is still sitting inside near an instrument and a tray of blue-and-white ceramics.

The Japanese had held moon-viewing gatherings since the 700s. Hiroshige declines to show the party, the guests, or much of the moon — the whole composition is what you can see from the doorway.

Utagawa Hiroshige · 1797–1858
OriginJapanese
Lived1797–1858
EditionOpen