Mid-Autumn Full Moon, 1770

Chushu. Mid-Autumn. Shows two women, one sitting, the other reclining, on a bench between blossoming plants and beneath a full moon. Since ancient times the Japanese have contemplated the combination of snow, flowers, moon, and the beauties of nature. And not only have they contemplated such scenes, they've also made them favored themes for paintings and poetry. The symbolic meaning of the moon is closely tied to the act of rejuvenation. Ukiyo-e (picture of the floating world) is a genre of Japanese art which flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Ukiyo-e was central to forming the West's perception of Japanese art in the late 19th century.The landscape genre has come to dominate Western perceptions of ukiyo-e, though ukiyo-e had a long history preceding these late-era masters. The Japanese landscape differed from the Western tradition in that it relied more heavily on imagination, composition, and atmosphere than on strict observance of nature. Suzuki Harunobu, 1770

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1700s 1770 1770s Astronomical Autumnal Celestial Eighteenth Harunobu Heavenly Lunar Moonlight Moonlit Rejuvenation Satellite Sphere Suzuki Symbolical Symbolism Ukiyo-e Woodblock

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