Silver-gray woodblock print of tall grass with arching white plumes in front of a large pale moon over a misty field.

Moon over Musashino, from Worlds of Things (Momoyogusa)

A color woodblock print in soft grays and silver shows tall pampas grass with slender black stems and pale, arching plumes rising against a large pale disk, likely the moon, over a misty horizon. Flat, layered areas of color and sweeping lines create a quiet, minimal composition.

Artist: Kamisaka Sekka
Date: 1909/10
Medium: Color woodblock print
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1115 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1915).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Fischer Fund

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Moon over Musashino, from Worlds of Things (Momoyogusa)

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