Sakurajima in Morning Light, Kageshima, Kyushu
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Art of Japan
Description
Sakurajima in Morning Light, Kagoshima, Kyushu captures the active volcano that dominates Kagoshima Bay at the southern tip of Japan's main islands. Sakurajima erupts regularly, sending ash plumes into the sky above Kagoshima city, and Maeda chose to depict it in the particular glow of early morning when the rising sun illuminates the mountain's cone and the steam or smoke at its summit catches golden light. The woodblock medium translates this play of light and volcanic atmosphere into registered layers of color, the mountain's solid mass rendered through the same carved-wood process that captures the ethereal quality of dawn light on rising vapor.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sakurajima in Morning Light, Kageshima, Kyushu was created by Maeda Toshiro (前田藤四郎).
Sakurajima in Morning Light, Kageshima, Kyushu depicts landscapes, seascapes, and mountains.