Mt Fuji in the clouds by Kihei Sasajima — Japanese Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Mt Fuji in the clouds

by Kihei Sasajima

Medium:: Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Image courtesy of: Saru Gallery

Description

A jagged black silhouette of Mount Fuji, its snow-streaked peak rendered as angular white notches, rises above bands of stylized black clouds against a bare white sky; below, pine tree silhouettes with spiky needle clusters frame the lower corners. The composition is entirely monochrome black and white except for a small red artist's seal at lower right; pencil annotations below the print read "56/100," "'85," and the artist's signature "K. Sasajima." This woodblock print, Mt Fuji in the Clouds by Kihei Sasajima, uses bold flat shapes and high-contrast silhouette forms with no gradation or shading.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Mt Fuji in the clouds was created by Kihei Sasajima (笹島喜平).

Mt Fuji in the clouds depicts mount fuji.