Pastel Fuji
by Kawase Hasui
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
- Image courtesy of
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
One of at least three impressions catalogued under this title, this print depicts Mount Fuji rendered in a restrained, close-valued palette characteristic of Hasui's atmospheric landscape approach. The designation 'pastel' suggests a composition in which the volcano appears at dusk, dawn, or through haze, its snowcap dissolved into the surrounding sky rather than sharply silhouetted. Hasui relied on careful gradation of the sky block — a demanding application of bokashi requiring the printer to load multiple pigments across a single dampened block — to achieve these tonal transitions. Fuji subjects appear throughout his catalogue; this group of three related impressions offers material for studying how different printings affected the soft color relationships that define the design's mood.
More Prints by Kawase Hasui
More Landscapes Prints
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
Woodblock print
The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Pastel Fuji was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水).
Pastel Fuji depicts landscapes.