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Woodblock print of a full moon over a calm bay seen from a wooden veranda, with distant sailboats and a pine branch.

Moon Cape (Tsuki-no-misaki) From the Series One Hundred Famous views of Edo

A colored woodblock print shows a full moon above a calm bay, framed by a wooden veranda with tiled eaves and a pine branch at the lower right. Small sailboats dot the pale distant water, while the foreground is a flat green expanse with a few tiny boats and a rock at left.

Artist
Ando Hiroshige
Date
1857
Medium
Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2688 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1857).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Cabo de la Luna (Tsuki-no-misaki), de la serie Cien vistas famosas de Edo

Una estampa xilográfica en colores muestra una luna llena sobre una bahía en calma, enmarcada por un corredor de madera con aleros de tejas y una rama de pino abajo a la derecha. Pequeños veleros salpican el agua pálida y lejana, mientras el primer plano es una extensa superficie verde con barquitos diminutos y una roca a la izquierda.

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