Moon and Autumn Grasses, 月に秋草図屏風, Edo period (1615–1868), mid- to late 17th century, Japan, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, silver, and gold flecks on paper, Overall (each screen): 59 7/16 in. x 11 ft. 10 3/8 in. (151 x 361.6 cm), Screens, Studio of Tawaraya Sōtatsu (Japanese, died ca. 1640), A large half-moon, once silver but now darkly oxidized, shines over a field of delicate autumn grasses. Tiny grains of gold are scattered throughout, and are especially dense around the moon. Since the Heian period (794–1185), the moon over an autumn field has been a favorite subject in Japan, with its stirring evocation of serenity, clarity, and nostalgia
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Moon, Autumn Grasses, 月に秋草図屏風, Edo period, 1615–1868, mid, late 17th century, Japan, Pair, six-panel folding screens, ink, color, silver, gold flecks, paper, Overall, screen, 59 7/16, x 11 ft, 10 3/8, 151 x 361.6 cm, Screens, Studio of Tawaraya Sōtatsu, Japanese, died ca., 1640, large, half-moon, now darkly, oxidized, shines, field, delicate autumn, grasses, Tiny grains, gold, scattered, dense, moon, Heian, 794–1185, autumn field, favorite subject, stirring evocation, serenity, clarity, nostalgia
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