Fuji III

The third in Karhu's ongoing Fuji series, this 2021 woodblock print continues his exploration of Japan's most iconic peak through the lens of a contemporary sosaku-hanga sensibility informed by decades of traditional studio practice in Kyoto. The title's sequential numbering suggests an evolving compositional study rather than a single definitive view, likely presenting Fuji from an oblique angle or through layered atmospheric distance. Karhu's training under his father Clifton would manifest here in controlled bokashi gradations across sky and snowfield, with the keyblock defining the mountain's asymmetrical silhouette against a carefully modulated background. The oban-format print likely employs a restrained palette, allowing the geometry of the volcano to carry the composition without embellishment.