Moon Over a Moor

A six-panel gold-ground folding screen shows a pale, faded moon rising above a dark field of grasses and autumn wildflowers. Clusters of white blossoms and blue flowers spread across the lower panels, with a tall reed or grass stalk at left and right edges.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 17th-early 18th century

Medium

Color and silver on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

1847 × 853 px

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