Myougiyama
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
"Myougiyama" (Myogi Mountain) depicts one of Japan's most dramatic rocky mountain formations — the jagged, heavily eroded peaks of the Myogi mountain range in Gunma Prefecture, designated a Quasi-National Park for their spectacular scenery. Myogi's characteristic feature is its succession of wildly irregular rock spires and ridges, quite unlike the smooth volcanic cone of Fuji, making it one of Japan's most visually distinctive mountain subjects. Okuyama's sosaku-hanga treatment of this dramatic landscape would have exploited the woodblock medium's capacity for rendering the hard textures of rock and the atmospheric depth of mountain views.
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Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
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The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
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Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
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Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Myougiyama was created by Gihachiro Okuyama (奥山儀八郎).
Myougiyama depicts landscapes, trees, and mountains.