Landscape in Moonlight
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Landscape in Moonlight

TitleLandscape in Moonlight
ArtistKano Tan'yū
Dateafter 1662 17th century
MediumOne of a triptych of hanging scrolls; ink on silk
ClassificationPaintings
OriginJapan Japan
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineThe Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Landscape in Moonlight” is a work by Kano Tan'yū, dated after 1662. It is executed in one of a triptych of hanging scrolls; ink on silk and classified as paintings. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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