Mount Hakkoda
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- japancoll
Description
Mount Hakkoda, the volcanic mountain group in Aomori prefecture, is depicted — likely in winter or near-winter conditions for which this alpine range was both feared and celebrated. In 1902, a military unit was lost in a catastrophic blizzard on Hakkoda, an event that entered Japanese cultural memory and colored the mountain with associations of extreme winter danger. Henmi's rendering of this mountain brings his landscape attention to a subject with historical as well as scenic resonance.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Mount Hakkoda was created by Henmi Takashi (逸見享).
Mount Hakkoda depicts landscapes, snow scenes, and mountains.