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Japanese woodblock print of a full moon over a snowy mountain and terraced green rice fields with blue water, a village on the hillside.

Shinano Province: The Moon Reflected in the Sarashina Rice Fields near Mount Kyodai (Shinano, Sarashina tagoto no tsuki, Kyodaisan), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)"

A color woodblock print shows a full moon above a steep, snow-streaked mountain. Terraced green fields with blue-edged water line a hillside, with small thatched buildings and pines along the ridge at right. Vertical cartouches and calligraphy frame the scene.

Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige
Date
1853
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2506 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1853).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Henderson

Español: Luna sobre los campos de arroz de Sarashina, provincia de Shinano

Una xilografía en color muestra una luna llena sobre una montaña empinada con vetas de nieve. Campos verdes en terrazas con bordes de agua azul recorren la ladera, con pequeñas casas de techo de paja y pinos en la cresta a la derecha. Cartuchos verticales y caligrafía enmarcan la escena.

Português: Lua sobre os campos de arroz de Sarashina, província de Shinano

Uma xilogravura colorida mostra uma lua cheia acima de uma montanha íngreme com faixas de neve. Campos verdes em terraços com bordas de água azul acompanham a encosta, com pequenas casas de telhado de palha e pinheiros na crista à direita. Cartuchos verticais e caligrafia emolduram a cena.

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