Red Fuji
by Paul Binnie
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Binnie's Red Fuji places itself in direct conversation with Hokusai's iconic "Fine Wind, Clear Morning" from Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji — one of the most recognizable images in world art. Where Hokusai showed the mountain with confident simplicity, Binnie's version brings a contemporary eye trained in traditional shin-hanga technique, exploring how the mountain reads in his own visual register. The choice of the red Fuji subject is both a tribute to the tradition and a declaration of engagement with its most canonical imagery.
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Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
Woodblock print
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.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Featured in Collections
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Frequently Asked Questions
Red Fuji was created by Paul Binnie.
Red Fuji depicts landscapes and mount fuji, set at Mount Fuji.