Unzendake
- Date:
- 1927
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 41.8 × 27.3 cm
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Unzen — the volcanic mountain group on the Shimabara Peninsula of Nagasaki Prefecture, famous for its hot springs and its tragic role in the seventeenth-century persecution of Japanese Christians — provides the setting for this 1927 print. The Unzendake peaks, including Fugen-dake and the younger Heisei Shinzan formed by the 1990s eruptions, rise from a landscape of sulfurous hot springs and cloud forest that gives the mountain a dramatic, otherworldly character. Yoshida captures the distinctive volcanic topography of the summit area, with its combination of exposed rock, steaming fumaroles, and the dense vegetation of the surrounding slopes, rendering a landscape that has always carried the dual associations of natural beauty and volcanic danger.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Unzendake was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1927.
Unzendake uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print.
Unzendake was published by Yoshida Studio (1927).
Unzendake depicts landscapes, seascapes, and mountains.
Unzendake measures 41.8 × 27.3 cm (Oban format).