Spring
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Dimensions:
- 55 × 65 cm
- Image courtesy of
- Nippon Prints
Description
Spring is among the most generative seasonal subjects in Japanese printmaking, and Fukita engages it through the sosaku-hanga approach: personal interpretation rather than conventional motif. Rather than depicting sakura blossoms in a literal mode, Fukita's Spring likely renders the season as color — warm pinks, pale greens, and creamy whites — organized into layered horizontal or scattered fields that evoke growth and diffuse light without depicting specific botanical forms. The expansive washi ground may remain partially visible as a warm neutral, integrating the support into the composition. The print's classification as landscape suggests a spatial orientation — horizon, ground plane, sky — even if these elements are strongly abstracted from naturalistic representation.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Spring was created by Fukita Fumiaki (吹田文明).
Spring depicts landscapes and spring.
Spring measures 55 × 65 cm.