Viewing the Moon

Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)

1886 (Meiji 19)

Medium/TechniqueAlbum leaf; ink and light color on silk

DimensionsImage: 27.7 x 19.2 cm (10 7/8 x 7 9/16 in.)

Credit LineBequest of Charles Bain Hoyt—Charles Bain Hoyt Collection

Accession number50.2159

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ClassificationsPaintings

Collections

Asia

Provenance1950 bequeathed to the Museum by Charles Bain Hoyt

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