Fuji 87
by Kunio Kaneko
- Date:
- 150/200, 1999
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
Description
Fuji 87, edition 150 of 200 from 1999, is among the most popular numbered works in Kaneko's extensive Mount Fuji series. Kaneko approaches Fuji not as a landscape painter but as a graphic designer: the mountain's instantly recognizable silhouette becomes a bold shape that he subjects to varying color treatments, atmospheric conditions, and compositional framings across dozens of prints. By the late 1990s, his Fuji series had become one of his signature bodies of work, beloved for its accessibility and chromatic energy.
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Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
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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)"
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Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
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Featured in Collections
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Frequently Asked Questions
Fuji 87 was created by Kunio Kaneko (金子國義) in 150/200, 1999.
Fuji 87 depicts landscapes and mount fuji, set at Mount Fuji.