National Museum of Asian Art
Moon and Autumn Plants
Sakai Hoitsu 酒井抱一 (1761-1828) · early 19th century
Flowering plants and autumn grasses posed against the backdrop of a hazy autumn moon was a popular subject for Hoitsu; close variations are found both as individual paintings and as elements of larger ensembles representing the birds and flowers of the twelve months.
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