Album of Flowers and the Moon (Kagetsu jō) 花月帖
Medium
Woodblock-printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
9 1/16 × 6 5/16 in. (23 × 16 cm)
Classification
Illustrated Books
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
Accession Number
2013.743
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Album of Flowers and the (Kagetsu jō)**, created in 1836 during Japan's Edo period (1615–8), is a delicate woodblock-printed book in the orihon format—an accordion-style folding that allows it to unfold like a panoramic scroll. Produced by three esteemed artists from the Shijō schoolori Tetsuzan, Maruyama Ōshin and Kawamura Kih—this illustrated album showcases their mastery of ink and color on paper, precise naturalism with poetic elegance. Measuring just 9 1/16 × 6 5/16 inches, its intimate scale invites close viewing, revealing vibrant depictions of flowers under moonlight, often accompani...
About the Artist
Mori Tetsuzan 森徹山|Maruyama Ōshin 円山応震|Kawamura Kihō 河村琦鳳 (Japanese|Japanese|Japanese) · 1775 |1790 |1778 –1841 |1838 |1852
Japanese, 1775–1841|Japanese, 1790–1838|Japanese, 1778–1852