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Playing Flute in Moonlight

1392–1573

Japan, Muromachi period

(1392–1573)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Measurements
Image: 118.8 x 50.2 cm (46 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1997.112
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Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented hanging scroll depicts a gnarled pine tree with dark, layered dashes for needles sweeping from a rocky cliff. Below, a solitary figure in a small boat plays a flute on misty waters. In the background, soft ink washes create undulating mountains beneath a pale, circular moon. Brief, rhythmic brushstrokes define the textured bark and distant foliage, all set within a serene landscape framed by patterned silk borders at the top and bottom.

Playing Flute in Moonlight

1392–1573

Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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