The Japan Alps rise in a dramatic winter profile in this 1989 print by Karhu, the mountain range's jagged peaks departing significantly from his usual urban architectural subjects. Karhu's occasional landscape prints remind collectors that his eye was not limited to the narrow streets of Kyoto — he could apply the same formal intelligence to mountains and coastline that he brought to tile rooftops and wooden lattices. The Alps composition has an airy expansiveness that contrasts with the compressed intimacy of his townscape work.
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Japan Alps was created by Clifton Karhu in 1989.
Japan Alps depicts snow scenes, winter, and mountains.
Japan Alps measures 67.8 × 27.1 cm (Oban format).
