Bow Moon

A vertical woodblock print of a steep, narrow mountain gorge under a pale blue sky. A thin crescent moon hangs above a dark stream, while a red-brown wooden bridge spans the cliffs and pines cling to the rock, with white water falling at lower right.

Look closer: Small cartouche of calligraphy and a red seal sit in the upper right corner beside the bridge.

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Date

1797–1858

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

1862 × 3897 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939