Description
Beautiful evening scene of the full moon rising above the treetops in the distance. A couple enjoys the view from a small pavilion hung with orange paper lanterns at left.
This print is from a series of six published by Sato Shotaro in circa 1930. The complete set was included in the 1936 exhibition Modern Japanese Prints at the Toledo Museum of Art.
Author — Nomura Yoshimitsu.
Born into a family of Kyoto artists, Yoshimitsu received his first art training with his father and grandfather, studying traditional Japanese painting. He is best known for his lovely shin-hanga series titled “Famous Places of Kyoto”.
