
The Autumn Moon at Ishiyama on Lake Biwa
Utagawa Hiroshige
An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art
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?
Asian Art
An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.