An octopus trap and fleeting dreams under a summer moon (Basho), from the Haiga Portfolio

Copied Stanton Macdonald-Wright, An octopus trap and fleeting dreams under a summer moon (Basho), from the Haiga Portfolio, 1965-66, woodblock print on mulberry paper, image: 15 78 × 19 34 in. (40.3 × 50.2 cm) sheet: 17 78 × 21 38 in. (45.4 × 54.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Stanton and Jean Macdonald-Wright Estate, 2020.66.1.3

Artwork Details

Title
An octopus trap and fleeting dreams under a summer moon (Basho), from the Haiga Portfolio
Printer
Date
1965-66
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 15 78 × 19 34 in. (40.3 × 50.2 cm) sheet: 17 78 × 21 38 in. (45.4 × 54.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Stanton and Jean Macdonald-Wright Estate
Mediums Description
woodblock print on mulberry paper
Classifications
Keywords
  • Landscape — celestial — moon
  • Landscape — coast
  • Animal — fish — octopus
Object Number
2020.66.1.3