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Utagawa Hiroshige

The Moon-Viewing Promontory, from One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo

1857
color woodblock print

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Beginning in the 700s, the Japanese held moon-viewing parties in celebration of the full moon during the late summer and autumn months. A full moon is visible in this print.

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