Mt. Fuji

"Mt. Fuji" is an oban woodblock print by Koichi Maeda offering another perspective on Japan's tallest and most revered peak. Standing 3,776 meters above sea level, Fuji is visible from vast distances on clear days, and each vantage point yields a different impression of its symmetrical volcanic cone. Maeda's treatment likely emphasizes the mountain's relationship to its surrounding landscape rather than isolating the peak as a solitary icon. The woodblock medium is well suited to rendering Fuji's clean profile, with flat color blocks building the snow-capped summit and forested lower slopes in distinct tonal layers. This print stands alongside Maeda's other Fuji works as part of an ongoing conversation with the mountain, each view revealing something new about a subject that has never exhausted the interest of Japanese artists.