雪月花 淀川|Moonlight on the Yodo River (Yodogawa), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)
ca. 1833
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
9 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. (25.1 x 37.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939
Accession Number
JP2922
Tags
Art Historical Context
Katsushika Hokus's *Moonlight on the Y River (Yodog)*, from the seriesSnow, Moon, and FlowersSetsugekka)*, the serene beauty of a moonlit night along Japan's Yodo River around 1833. This wood print depicts boats gliding on the water, silhou trees, and distant human figures, evoking traditional Japanese aesthetic of *setsugekka*—the fleeting wonders of snow, moon, flowers as symbols of nature's ephemeral elegance. Hokusai, a master of ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world"), infuses the scene with poetic tranquility, highlighting everyday landscapes in a way that feels intimately profound. ...
About the Artist
Katsushika Hokusai · 1760–1849
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) stands as one of history's most influential artists, a Japanese master who revolutionized the ukiyo-e woodblock print tradition and profoundly shaped Western art. Born in the Katsushika district of Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to an artisan family, Hokusai lived through nearly nine decades of extraordinary creative evolution, adopting over thirty different artistic names t...