Red Fuji
- Date:
- 1967
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Mount Fuji rendered in red, a bold chromatic choice that transforms Japan's most depicted mountain from a serene landmark into something volcanic, elemental, or ceremonial. Inagaki's 1967 color woodblock print applies a saturated red to Fuji's iconic symmetrical cone, possibly referencing the phenomenon of akafuji (Red Fuji), when morning or evening light bathes the mountain in crimson. Hokusai's famous Red Fuji from the Thirty-six Views set established the definitive image of this phenomenon, and every subsequent red rendering of the mountain enters a dialogue with that precedent. Inagaki's version, created nearly a century and a half later, brings a modern boldness to the subject, flattening the mountain into a geometric form defined primarily by its arresting color.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Red Fuji was created by Inagaki Toshijiro (稲垣稔次郎) in 1967.
Red Fuji depicts landscapes and mount fuji, set at Mount Fuji.