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Fuji, pines, and boats by Kobayakawa Kiyoshi — Japanese Woodblock print, Not dated (1936)

Fuji, pines, and boats

by Kobayakawa Kiyoshi

Shin-hanga
LandscapesMount Fuji
Mount Fuji
Date:
Not dated (1936)
Medium:
Woodblock print
Format:
Oban
Edition:
Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
Source:
wbp

Description

"Fuji, Pines, and Boats," from 1936, is an unusual landscape subject within Kobayakawa's primarily figure-focused work, presenting the classic Japanese view of Mount Fuji framed by coastal pines with boats on the water below. The composition draws on centuries of Fuji iconography while applying the clean graphic clarity of 1930s shin-hanga production. It may have been produced for a decorative market that prized the iconic mountain as a symbol of Japan, representing a departure from his signature modernist bijin-ga.

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Featured in Collections

Curated cross-cuts that include this print.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Fuji, pines, and boats was created by Kobayakawa Kiyoshi (小早川清) in Not dated (1936).

Fuji, pines, and boats was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Not dated (1936)).

Fuji, pines, and boats depicts landscapes and mount fuji, set at Mount Fuji.