Moonlight of Taj Mahal No. 4
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Period
1931 -
Geography
Japan -
Material
Ink and color on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 27.6 x 40.2 cm (10 7/8 x 15 13/16 in) -
Accession Number
S1996.19 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1996.19
Object Details
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Artist
Yoshida Hiroshi 吉田博 (1876-1950) -
Label
The Taj Mahal is often said to be most beautiful by moonlight, and it is clear from his prints that Yoshida appreciated the subtle splendor of the monument at night. Three of his six prints of the Taj Mahal are night scenes. Yoshida mastered techniques for creating the atmosphere of a moonlit night through multiple printings of translucent colors. Although they appear simpler at first viewing, the night scenes produced by Yoshida often required nearly as many printings as the daylight scenes to achieve the artist's desired effects. -
Provenance
To 1996Henry Edwin Robison (1913-2008), Palo Alto, CA, to 1996From 1996Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Henry Edwin Robison in 1996 -
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Yoshida Hiroshi: Japanese Prints of India and Southeast Asia (August 1 to October 17, 1999) -
Previous custodian or owner
Henry Edwin Robison (1913-2008) -
Origin
Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of H. Ed Robison in memory of Katherine W. Robison -
Type
Print -
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