The Ukiyo-e Moon | Library Of Congress collections

[Moon viewing at Shinagawa]

Print shows men and women eating and entertaining while looking at the full moon at a large building or pavilion in Shinagawa, on the Tōkaidō Road. Title devised by Library staff. Adachi modern reprint (Showa)... more

Chūshū

Print shows two women, one sitting, the other reclining, on a bench between blossoming plants and beneath a full moon. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print special... more

Kōyō saruhashi no zu

Print shows steep cliffs with a bridge spanning the chasm above an inlet, with view of full moon between the cliffs. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialis... more

Seba

Print shows two men poling sampans on the Ohta River beneath a full moon. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Kisokaidō r... more

Tamagawa no shūgetsu

Print shows people on shore and in boats fishing on the Tama River beneath a full moon. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the serie... more

Tsuki

Print shows a woman and a young girl looking at a full moon.

Sumida gawa no tsuki

Print shows a full moon shining on pedestrians crossing a bridge over inlet with boats and buildings nearby, and the Sumida River and mountains in the background. Title and other descriptive information compile... more

Jūgo

Print shows a man and a woman walking along a roadway illuminated by lanterns, at night under a full moon; on the left is a male servant carrying a sword. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nic... more

Gekka momo ni tsubakura

Print shows two swallows with peach blossoms and a full moon. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Otanzaku-ban Nishikie. Adachi mo... more

Yumiharizuki

Print shows a bridge spanning a steep canyon with a crescent moon visible between the canyon walls. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Fr... more

Aki no tsuki

Print shows view across the landscape from a building of the full moon above a body of water with boats and a large hill. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print spec... more

Takanawa tsuki no kei

Print shows full moon shining on boats in harbor and many people walking between buildings on the beach.

Kanagawa

Print shows a view of ships in a harbor and an inn under a full moon on the coast at the Kanagawa station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print... more

Saruwaka-machi yoru no kei

Print shows pedestrians on a commercial street at night beneath a full moon. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Meisho e... more

Kyōbashi takegashi

Print shows pedestrians crossing the Kyō Bridge as a man poles a boat on the river below, with long pieces of bamboo along the bank on the left, and a full moon overhead. Title and other descriptive information... more

Kyōbashi takegashi

Print shows pedestrians crossing the Kyō Bridge as a man poles a boat on the river below, with long pieces of bamboo along the bank on the left, and a full moon overhead. Title and other descriptive information... more

Ishiyama no shūgestu

Print shows bird's-eye view of the Buddhist temple at Ishiyama-dera, and a building on a bluff, also a bridge across the Seta River (the same bridge as in Evening glow at Seta), and mountains in the distance, u... more

Tsuki no misaki

Print shows the view through two open sliding panels of a porch with large body of water beyond, several boats at anchor beneath a full moon; the shadow of a woman is visible on the left sliding panel. Title an... more

Tsuki no misaki

Print shows the view through two open sliding panels of a porch with large body of water beyond, several boats at anchor beneath a full moon; the shadow of a woman is visible on the left sliding panel and a lam... more

Waisui no tsuki

Print shows the Chinese general Wu Zixu talking to a fisherman sitting on the shore of the Huai River, who tells him the location of the grave of the man who murdered the general's father. Title and other descr... more

Semimaru

Print shows Prince Semimaru tuning a lute by the light of a full moon at his mountain retreat on Mount Ausaka.

Kōshi no tsuki

Print shows Ono no Takamura tying a bundle of firewood as he looks toward the moon rising above buildings in the distance, possibly his parents home. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibun... more

Sugawara no Michizane

Print shows Sugawara Michizane, full-length, standing next to a tree beneath a full moon, writing poetry. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-... more

Inabayama no tsuki

Print shows a warrior climbing Mount Inaba by the light of a full moon. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Tsuki hyaku s... more

Yūgao dana nōryō zu

Print shows a couple in the country with a child and a teapot, sitting on a mat beneath a trellis covered with yūgao vines, enjoying the full moon.

Jōga hongetsu

Print shows a female deity, Chang-e, full-length, holding a vial of the elixir of immortality, as she rides on clouds to the moon. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo p... more

Tamausagi songokū

Print shows Son Goku, a monkey sometimes known as the Monkey King, holding a spiked sceptre and glaring at the Moon Rabbit, who apparently lives on the moon. Title and other descriptive information compiled by ... more

Daimotsu kaijō no tsuki

Print shows a Musashibo Benkei praying to appease the gods and calm the rough seas so that his ship may cross Daimotsu Bay safely. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo p... more

[View of full moon from the scaffolding beneath a bridge, with city on...

Title devised by Library staff, other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06, and researcher F.M. de Monasterio, 2016) Takamizawa modern reprint (Showa). Form... more

"A fairy moon and a lonely shore"

Print shows a man with a shoulder pole walking along a moonlite shore. Title from item. Stamp on verso: Matsumoto print, no. 39. The Matsumoto Do, Ltd. Tokyo, Japan. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings ... more

Yoru no fukagawa sanbashi

Print shows a person standing on a dock attached to a building, a small boat with passengers arriving or departing, under a full moon. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored E... more

[Fūkeiga]

Print shows a moonlight night with small boats heading toward village and a flock of geese flying overhead.

Tsuki ni tomari fune

Print shows sailboats at dock and low buildings under the light of a full moon. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: full color woo... more

[Fūkeiga]

Print shows a moonlight night with small boats heading toward village and a flock of geese flying overhead.

[Fūkeiga]

Print shows a moonlight night with a man poling a small boat as the moon rises from behind a grove of trees. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 20... more

[Fūkeiga]

Print shows a moonlight scene on a river with boats. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: modern Oban reproduction. Forms part of: ... more

[Fūkeiga]

Print shows a moonlight scene along a river with people fishing, in boats, and walking along the shore. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06... more

[Modern illustrated sheets with pictorial envelope]

Title devised by Library staff. Each illustration, including front of envelope, is signed with Japanese characters and chops. Japanese text appears in the left and right margins of the six printed sheets. Gift;... more

[Modern illustrated sheets with pictorial envelope]

Title devised by Library staff. Each illustration, including front of envelope, is signed with Japanese characters and chops. Japanese text appears in the left and right margins of the six printed sheets. Gift;... more

[Modern illustrated sheets with pictorial envelope]

Title devised by Library staff. Each illustration, including front of envelope, is signed with Japanese characters and chops. Japanese text appears in the left and right margins of the six printed sheets. Gift;... more

[Modern illustrated sheets with pictorial envelope]

Title devised by Library staff. Each illustration, including front of envelope, is signed with Japanese characters and chops. Japanese text appears in the left and right margins of the six printed sheets. Gift;... more

[Modern illustrated sheets with pictorial envelope]

Title devised by Library staff. Each illustration, including front of envelope, is signed with Japanese characters and chops. Japanese text appears in the left and right margins of the six printed sheets. Gift;... more

[Modern illustrated sheets with pictorial envelope]

Title devised by Library staff. Each illustration, including front of envelope, is signed with Japanese characters and chops. Japanese text appears in the left and right margins of the six printed sheets. Gift;... more