Autumn Grasses in Moonlight, 月に秋草図屏風, Meiji period (1868–1912), second half of the 19th century, Japan, Two-panel folding screen; ink, lacquer, silver, and silver leaf on paper, Image (each panel): 18 in. × 33 1/4 in. (45.7 × 84.5 cm), Screens, Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891), In Japan, gazing at the moon and listening to the sounds of insects have long been tranquil ways to spend an autumn evening. Seen from a low vantage point, the full moon illuminates the unseen world in a tangle of autumn grasses, where various types of crickets are highlighted with shiny lacquer pigment
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Autumn Grasses, Moonlight, 月に秋草図屏風, Meiji period, 1868–1912, second half, 19th century, Japan, Two-panel folding screen, ink, lacquer, silver, silver leaf, paper, Image, panel, 18, 33 1/4, 45.7, 84.5 cm, Screens, Shibata Zeshin, Japanese, 1807–1891, gazing, moon, listening, sounds, insects, long, tranquil ways, spend, autumn evening, low vantage, point, full moon, illuminates, unseen world, tangle grasses, various types, crickets, highlighted, shiny lacquer, pigment
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