Mt Fuji and Lake Yamanaka
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Description
Mount Fuji and Lake Yamanaka share the composition in one of the classic Fuji Five Lakes views: the still water doubling the mountain's cone below while the sky above transitions through careful bokashi gradation from zenith to horizon. Lake Yamanaka, the highest of the Five Lakes, sits closest to the mountain's base, and on calm mornings the reflection is nearly perfect. Shotei's treatment uses this doubling to create a sense of the mountain as both immovable physical mass and shimmering mirage.
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Featured in Collections
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Frequently Asked Questions
Mt Fuji and Lake Yamanaka was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).
Mt Fuji and Lake Yamanaka uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Mt Fuji and Lake Yamanaka was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Mt Fuji and Lake Yamanaka depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and mount fuji, set at Mount Fuji.