$500–$4,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Fujita's contemplative prints appeal to collectors of contemporary Japanese printmaking.
Akebono — Dawn — captures the moment before full daylight when the sky transitions through gradations of pink, orange, and pale blue as the sun approaches the horizon. In Japanese poetry and aesthetics, akebono is a word of particular beauty and resonance, the opening of "The Pillow Book" famously declaring "in spring, the dawn" as the most beautiful time. Fujita's abstract treatment of dawn light on landscape — perhaps mountains, forest, or open terrain — translates poetic convention into visual abstraction, letting gradations of color carry the emotional weight of the moment.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Akebono (Dawn) was created by Fumio Fujita (藤田不美夫).
Akebono (Dawn) depicts landscapes, spring, and night scenes.
