From the Summit of Komagatake

Komagatake ("Horse Saddle Peak") in the Kiso Mountains is depicted here from its summit in 1928, the vista opening in every direction to reveal the surrounding ranges of the Japan Alps. Yoshida, an avid mountaineer who climbed many of the peaks he depicted, brings a summit climber's perspective to this composition — the specific quality of a 360-degree high-altitude view, the way adjacent peaks suddenly appear as neighbors rather than distant objectives. The work belongs to the finest tradition of alpinist art.