![Title unknown [Fuji seen from a temple balcony] by Ogata Gekko — Japanese Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper, 1903–1907](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/136698.jpg)
Title unknown [Fuji seen from a temple balcony]
by Ogata Gekko
- Date:
- 1903–1907
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 25.6 × 38.4 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
The 1903 title unknown Fuji seen from a temple balcony—identified only by its subject description—documents the same compositional type as the similar Gekko print but from a later date, potentially showing a different temple vantage or a revised treatment of the subject. By 1903 the Sino-Japanese War prints had been replaced by the approaching Russo-Japanese War as the dominant public subject, and Gekko's return to landscape subjects like the Fuji view represented a retreat to the stable commercial territory of scenic printing.
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MORNING GLORIES AT IRIYA, TOKYO
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Nippon-damashii, Kyokaku 日本魂 侠客 / Gekko zuihitsu 月耕随筆
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Onodera Koemon Hidetomi 小野寺幸右衛門秀富 / Gishi shijushichi zu 義士四十七図
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Beauties Harvesting Bracken, from the series Gekkō’s Miscellaney
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More Landscapes Prints
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
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1920
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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)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Title unknown [Fuji seen from a temple balcony] was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕) in 1903–1907.
Title unknown [Fuji seen from a temple balcony] depicts landscapes, temples & shrines, and mount fuji, set at Mount Fuji.
Title unknown [Fuji seen from a temple balcony] measures 25.6 × 38.4 cm (Oban format).