Autumn Moon At Ishiyama Temple (c. 1834) by Hiroshige.
The moon is a continual feature in Japanese landscape prints, and the following selection is only a small sample of the many beautiful examples that may be found on this print site. See also this site, and Yoshitoshi’s stunning series, One Hundred Aspects of the Moon.
Rising Moon at Nagase (no date) Artist unknown.
Rising Moon at Katase River (1907) by Shiron Kasamatsu.
Evening Cool on the Sumida River (c. 1910–20) by Eijiro Kobayashi.
Shrine Visit at Night (c. 1910–20) by Kiyochika Kobayashi.
Moonrise at Nezu Shrine, Tokyo (1932). Artist unknown.
Full Moon at Enoshima Beach (1933) by Toko.
Moon Over Miyajima (c. 1930s) by Ito Yuhan.
Maiko Beach (1936) by Koitsu Tsuchiya.
Kakizaki Bento Shrine, Shimoda (1937) by Hasui Kawase.
Pleasure Boat Under a Moonlit Pine (c. 1938) by Koho Shoda.
Pine Tree On Shore by Arai Yoshimune II.
Suma Beach in Moonlight by Arai Yoshimune II.
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• Lunar light
• Lunar observations
• Nocturnes
• Lunation: Art on the Moon
• Somnium by Steve Moore
• Blood on the Moon
• Filippo Morghen’s Voyage to the Moon