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An ōtanzaku (large tanzaku) print of a crescent moon or "Bow-Shaped Moon" from Hiroshige's series "Twenty-eight Views of the Moon" (Tsuki Nijû Hakkei no Uchi) series. The original print was produced around 1832 by the publisher Wakasaya Yoichi (also known as Jakurindo).
The Chinese poem at the top of the print, taken from volume seven of the Toshisen (唐詩選), reads:
At dawn, the moon flies for a while
behind a thousand trees.
Autumn rivers keep it distant
from the numerous peaks in the West"
(Translation by Matthi Forrer, p.8 of "Hiroshige Prints and Drawings" (London, 1997).
Other prints in this set
- Selected Works by Hiroshige
- Nunobiki Waterfall
- Fan print: Bird and Rose
- Distant View of Dewa Gassan
- Camellia and Bush Warbler
- Crescent Moon
- Carp
- Hawk on Pine Tree
- Yoro Waterfall
- Dragon in Cloud
- Sweetfish in Tama River
- Mt. Fuji from Satta Pass
- Fan Print: Blossoms and Bird
- Monkey Bridge in Yamanashi
- Ama no Hashidate
- Snowy Herons and Irises
- Chrysanthemums & Butterflies
- Shimizu Port
- Pheasant
- Choshu Shimonoseki
- Ferry on the River
- Naruto Whirlpools
- Izumo Grand Shrine
- Pheasant and Small Pines
- Parakeet on Pine Tree
- Ishiyamadera Temple