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Drinking in the Moonlight

Ma Yuan (Chinese, c. 1150–after 1255), late 1100s–early 1200s.

Drinking in the Moonlight
Drinking in the Moonlight — Cleveland Museum of Art

Using it on a cover

The print file prints up to 11.3 x 9.8 in at 300 ppi — enough for a full 6 x 9 in front cover. Wider than a 6 x 9 cover: crop about 43% of the width, or use it as a wraparound across back and spine.

About the work

Once the moon rises and the wine is finished, perhaps the reclined tipsy gentleman will return to the stone table, where ink, paper, and brush can be seen. For moon enthusiasts in Hangzhou, there was a site named Yue Yan, or Moon Cliff, behind the imperial precincts on Mount Fenghuang. With its geographical features of receding craggy rocks leading to the framed full moon, there is good reason to believe that the scene depicts this specific site. The association of this painting with Ma Yuan is stylistically based.

More moon art

Diana and Her Nymphs Departing for the Hunt Diana and Her Nymphs Departing for the Hunt Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640)c. 1615 Moon Viewing, from The Tale of Heike Moon Viewing, from The Tale of Heike Yosa Buson (Japanese, 1716–1783)1700s Water-Moon Kannon Water-Moon Kannon Gakuō Zōkyū (Japanese, active about 1482–1514)c. 1500 Woman Looking at the Moon Woman Looking at the Moon Unknown artist1800s Autumn Evening with Full Moon on Musashino Plain Autumn Evening with Full Moon on Musashino Plain Unknown artistearly 1600s Autumn Evening with Full Moon on Musashino Plain Autumn Evening with Full Moon on Musashino Plain Unknown artistearly 1600s Autumn Evening with Full Moon on Musashino Plain Autumn Evening with Full Moon on Musashino Plain Unknown artistearly 1600s Gibbons Reaching for the Moon Gibbons Reaching for the Moon Kano Tan’yū (Japanese, 1602–1674)1600s

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