Landscape in the Moonlight

A monochrome ink landscape in a hanging scroll mounted with gold brocade borders. A pale full moon hangs above a misty rocky peak, while a row of pine-shaded houses sits at the water's edge. In the foreground, a small figure stands on a grassy bank beside a calm river, with soft washes suggesting fog and distance.

Look closer: A small seal in red ink sits near the top left edge of the painting, beside the upper margin.

Artist

Yōgetsu

Date

probably 18th or 19th century

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2667 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936