Japanese Print by Kitaoka Fumio, 北岡文雄 (Fujita, Fumio)
by Fumio Fujita
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Image courtesy of
- Asian Collection Internet Auction
Description
This sosaku-hanga woodblock print belongs to Fujita's broad body of forest and landscape work produced across his long career from the late 1960s onward. The generic catalog title obscures whatever specific subject the print depicts, though based on his consistent thematic focus, the composition likely addresses trees, woodland light, or the texture of natural surfaces. Fujita's graphic design work during the 1960s, prior to his full commitment to printmaking, cultivated a sensitivity to visual weight, proportion, and the communicative force of simplified form — qualities that translate directly into his printmaking practice. Printed on washi in a small edition consistent with the sosaku-hanga ethos of limited, hand-produced multiples, the work occupies a distinct position between fine art print and the meditative object.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Japanese Print by Kitaoka Fumio, 北岡文雄 (Fujita, Fumio) was created by Fumio Fujita (藤田不美夫).
Japanese Print by Kitaoka Fumio, 北岡文雄 (Fujita, Fumio) depicts landscapes.



