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Folding screen with a pale moon above dark grasses and autumn wildflowers, painted in muted colors on a dark gold ground.

Moon Over a Moor

A six-panel gold-ground folding screen shows a pale, faded moon rising above a dark field of grasses and autumn wildflowers. Clusters of white blossoms and blue flowers spread across the lower panels, with a tall reed or grass stalk at left and right edges.

Artist
Unknown
Date
late 17th-early 18th century
Medium
Color and silver on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1847 × 853 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1734).
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, National Museum of Asian Art

Español: Luna sobre un páramo

Un biombo de paneles con fondo dorado oscuro muestra una luna pálida y desvanecida elevándose sobre un campo oscuro de hierbas y flores silvestres de otoño. Racimos de flores blancas y azules se extienden por la parte inferior, con altos tallos de hierba en los bordes.

Português: Lua sobre um descampado

Um biombo com fundo dourado escuro mostra uma lua pálida e desbotada surgindo acima de um campo escuro de capim e flores silvestres de outono. Grupos de flores brancas e azuis se espalham pelos painéis inferiores, com hastes altas de capim nas bordas.

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