Fuji 15

Fuji 15 is part of Namiki's long-running series depicting Mount Fuji, the most enduring [meisho-e](/glossary/meisho-e) subject in Japanese printmaking. Rather than the sweeping panoramic vistas associated with Hokusai or Hiroshige, Namiki's Fuji prints typically present the mountain as a simplified silhouette anchoring a quiet, near-empty composition, often paired with a foreground band of foliage, water, or atmospheric haze. The number 15 marks this sheet as a later iteration within the series, in which the artist refines color relationships between sky, snow line, and slope across successive variants. The work is printed by the artist himself from hand-carved blocks on handmade [washi](/glossary/washi), with [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) gradations carrying most of the tonal work in the sky and lower ground. By isolating the cone of Fuji within a contemplative field, Namiki extends a centuries-old iconography while filtering it through the pared-down compositional logic that characterizes his trees, paths, and seasonal subjects.