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Nishimura Shigenaga

Autumn moon, Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyama shugetsu)

Description

Maker

Nishimura Shigenaga (Japanese, ca. 1697-1756)
Kichiemon Emiya (Japanese), publisher

Title

Autumn moon, Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyama shugetsu)
Eight views of Omi [Lake Biwa]
Omi hakkei

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1720s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Image: 28.4 x 13 cm (11 3/16 x 5 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[text and poems] Poem by Murasaki Shikibu:
Ishiyama ya
nio no umi teru
tsukikage wa
akashi mo suma mo
hoka naranu kana

At Ishiyama
The moon reflected in the Nio sea,
more lovely than Akashi or Suma

Signature: Nishimura Shigenaga | trimmed from bottom

Seals: Artist's seal | Eshi | trimmed

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1063

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Poets, Heroes, and Courtiers
Literary and Narrative Traditions in Japanese Prints
Sep 06, 2002 – Dec 01, 2002

Label copy

Since this subject is one of the eight standard poetic themes associated with illustrations of the Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei), originally this was probably part of such a set

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Tombstone

Nishimura Shigenaga (Japanese, ca. 1697-1756)
Kichiemon Emiya (Japanese), publisher
Autumn moon, Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyama shugetsu); Eight views of Omi [Lake Biwa]; Omi hakkei, ca. 1720s
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 28.4 x 13 cm (11 3/16 x 5 1/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1063

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