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Burning Meadows at Asagiri by Hideo Hagiwara — Japanese Woodblock print, ink and color on paper, 1981–86

Burning Meadows at Asagiri

by Hideo Hagiwara

Sōsaku-hanga
LandscapesMount FujiWinter
Date:
1981–86
Medium:
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
46.4 × 34.8 cm
Edition:
Self-printed

Description

Burning Meadows at Asagiri (1981–86) captures the seasonal burning of the Asagiri Highlands — a high plateau on the southern slopes of Mount Fuji where farmers burned the meadows each winter to improve the following year's pasturage. The controlled fires sweeping across the plateau at the foot of the snow-covered mountain created one of the most dramatic visual events in the Fuji landscape, the orange flames and dark smoke contrasting with the white volcanic cone above. Hagiwara renders the burning in his most dramatically coloristic mode.

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Featured in Collections

Curated cross-cuts that include this print.

Mount Fuji in Japanese Woodblock PrintsSōsaku-Hanga: The Creative-Print MovementMeisho-e: Famous-Place Prints

Frequently Asked Questions

Burning Meadows at Asagiri was created by Hideo Hagiwara (萩原英雄) in 1981–86.

Burning Meadows at Asagiri depicts landscapes, mount fuji, and winter.

Burning Meadows at Asagiri measures 46.4 × 34.8 cm.