Minneapolis Institute of Art

Swallows [right of the pair Rabbit and Swallows]

Yamaguchi Sekkei

Date

early 18th century

Medium

Hanging scroll, right of a pair, ink and color on silk

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The left scroll shows a rabbit jumping from the moon into the ocean. According to legend, a rabbit resides on the moon, where he pounds rice flour into sticky rice cakes (mochi). The large harvest moon references autumn, while the swallows in the right scroll are associated with spring and summer. Japan, Asia

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