The Autumn Moon on Ishiyama

A full moon rises above a band of golden-edged clouds over a pale lake, its light falling on a rocky cliff where a small pavilion stands among pines. Below, a red temple hall sits in dark foliage, and a long wooden bridge crosses the water toward distant hills.

Look closer: Tiny travelers walk on the long bridge across the water.

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Date

1857

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2645 × 3862 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1919