Stanton Macdonald-Wright
Nani kite mo utsukushiku naru tsukimi kana (No matter what we wear, we are beautiful when moon viewing)

Nani kite mo utsukushiku naru tsukimi kana (No matter what we wear, we are beautiful when moon viewing)

© Estate of Jean Macdonald-Wright

Nani kite mo utsukushiku naru tsukimi kana (No matter what we wear, we are beautiful when moon viewing)
Nani kite mo utsukushiku naru tsukimi kana (No matter what we wear, we are beautiful when moon viewing)
ArtistAmerican, 1890–1973
PrinterAmerican, active Japan, 1927–2007
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Nani kite mo utsukushiku naru tsukimi kana (No matter what we wear, we are beautiful when moon viewing)
  • from the Haiga portfolio
Date1966–1967
Printed inKyoto, Japan
MediumWoodcut in colors on Japanese paper, edition 44/50
DimensionsBlock: 19 13/16 × 16 in. (50.4 × 40.7 cm)
 Sheet: 21 9/16 × 17 15/16 in. (54.7 × 45.5 cm)
Credit LineBequest of the estate of Stanton and Jean Macdonald-Wright
Object number2021.420.19
Non exposé

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, 1967; Estate of Stanton and Jean Macdonald-Wright, 1973; given to the MFAH, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below block, lower left: no.19 44/50 Chiyoni – Stanton – Kyoto 1966-67
Recto: Artist's chop mark, stamped in red ink, below block, lower left
Recto: Watermark: none
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Cho tonde waga mi mo chiri no tagui kana (Oh flying butterfly I feel myself a creature of dust)
Stanton Macdonald-Wright
Cho tonde waga mi mo chiri no tagui kana (Oh flying butterfly I feel myself a creature of dust)
1966–1967
Woodcut in colors on Japanese paper, edition 44/50
2021.420.15
Waregane no hibiki mo atsushi natsu no tsuki (The sound of a cracked temple bell is also hot under a summer moon)
Stanton Macdonald-Wright
Waregane no hibiki mo atsushi natsu no tsuki (The sound of a cracked temple bell is also hot under a summer moon)
1966–1967
Woodcut in colors on Japanese paper, edition 44/50
2021.420.20
Te no uchi ni hotaru tsumetaki hikari kana (In the hand the fire fly makes a cold brilliance)
Stanton Macdonald-Wright
Te no uchi ni hotaru tsumetaki hikari kana (In the hand the fire fly makes a cold brilliance)
1966–1967
Woodcut in colors on Japanese paper, edition 44/50
2021.420.18
Osoki hi no tsumorite toki mukashi kana (Slow days piling up, how distant they seem, these past times,)
Stanton Macdonald-Wright
Osoki hi no tsumorite toki mukashi kana (Slow days piling up, how distant they seem, these past times,)
1966–1967
Woodcut in colors on Japanese paper, edition 44/50
2021.420.11
Hanko no shajitsu henun no shigure kana (Sun beams slant on the riverbank and cold rain falls from a floating cloud)
Stanton Macdonald-Wright
Hanko no shajitsu henun no shigure kana (Sun beams slant on the riverbank and cold rain falls from a floating cloud)
1966–1967
Woodcut in colors on Japanese paper, edition 44/50
2021.420.9
Mugi maki no moryo nagaki yuhi kana (Demons sowing barley in the long rays of sunset)
Stanton Macdonald-Wright
Mugi maki no moryo nagaki yuhi kana (Demons sowing barley in the long rays of sunset)
1966–1967
Woodcut in colors on Japanese paper, edition 44/50
2021.420.10
Kisha sugite kemuri uzumaku wakaba kana (A train passes, how the smoke swirls round the young leaves)
Stanton Macdonald-Wright
Kisha sugite kemuri uzumaku wakaba kana (A train passes, how the smoke swirls round the young leaves)
1966–1967
Woodcut in colors on Japanese paper, edition 44/50
2021.420.16
Ishikawa wa kuwarari inazuma sarari kana (Stony River rippling, lightning flickering)
Stanton Macdonald-Wright
Ishikawa wa kuwarari inazuma sarari kana (Stony River rippling, lightning flickering)
1966–1967
Woodcut in colors on Japanese paper, edition 44/50
2021.420.14
Haru no umi hinemosu notari notari kana (The spring sea swelling and falling all the day)
Stanton Macdonald-Wright
Haru no umi hinemosu notari notari kana (The spring sea swelling and falling all the day)
1966–1967
Woodcut in colors on Japanese paper, edition 44/50
2021.420.7
Aka aka to hi wa tsurenaku mo aki no kaze (Bright red sun cruelly hot but the wind is of autumn)
Stanton Macdonald-Wright
Aka aka to hi wa tsurenaku mo aki no kaze (Bright red sun cruelly hot but the wind is of autumn)
1966–1967
Woodcut in colors on Japanese paper, edition 44/50
2021.420.5
Takotsubo ya hakanaki yume o natsu no tsuki (An octopus trap and fleeting dreams under a summer moon)
Stanton Macdonald-Wright
Takotsubo ya hakanaki yume o natsu no tsuki (An octopus trap and fleeting dreams under a summer moon)
1966–1967
Woodcut in colors on Japanese paper, edition 44/50
2021.420.3
Kojima nimo hatake utsunari naku hibari (On small islands also men till the earth while larks sing above)
Stanton Macdonald-Wright
Kojima nimo hatake utsunari naku hibari (On small islands also men till the earth while larks sing above)
1966–1967
Woodcut in colors on Japanese paper, edition 44/50
2021.420.12