The Autumn Moon at Ishiyama on Lake Biwa

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 Autumn Moon at Ishiyama on Lake BiwaThe Autumn Moon at Ishiyama on Lake BiwaThe Autumn Moon at Ishiyama on Lake BiwaThe Autumn Moon at Ishiyama on Lake BiwaThe Autumn Moon at Ishiyama on Lake Biwa

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