Lake Shojin, one of the Fuji Five Lakes, provides a mirror-like foreground that doubles the mountain's presence in this well-composed landscape. Asano's use of water reflections is consistently accomplished, and this subject is among his more popular Fuji compositions. Prices typically range from $150-$500 for standard editions.
Mt. Fuji and Shojin Lake presents Japan's sacred mountain reflected in the crystalline water of the lake on the Fuji Five Lakes circuit, one of the most celebrated views of the mountain in the Japanese tradition. Asano's Kyoto sensibility brought a particular atmospheric warmth to this iconic subject — less the stark geometric silhouette of Hokusai's Fuji and more a scene of seasonal beauty in which the mountain is one element of a composed natural landscape. The still water of Shojin-ko provides a mirror in which the mountain is doubled, its form and reflection together creating the composition's central visual statement.
Nikko Chuzenjiko
1930
Color woodblock print; oban
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Niigata Gosaibori
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Obama Horikawa
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Mt. Fuji and Shojin Lake was created by Takeji Asano (浅野竹二).
Mt. Fuji and Shojin Lake uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on woodblock print.
Mt. Fuji and Shojin Lake was published by Unsodo.
Mt. Fuji and Shojin Lake depicts rivers & lakes and mount fuji, set at Mount Fuji.
