Geese, Moon and Water-Plants

Five wild geese fly in a diagonal line across a pale, misty sky beside a soft glowing moon, while reeds rise from the lower right corner. Rendered in sparse ink washes on silk within a dark patterned brocade border, the scene is quiet and spacious.

Artist

Kano Tsunenobu 狩野常信 (1636-1713)

Date

mid 17th-early 18th century

Medium

Ink on silk

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

4000 × 2488 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art