Viewed from the grounds of Takeda Shrine in Yamanashi Prefecture, this entry in the Thirty-six Views series frames Fuji beyond shrine architecture and trees. The combination of sacred site and sacred mountain creates layered spiritual symbolism characteristic of Japanese landscape art. Publisher editions from Unsodo typically trade between $50-$200, representing excellent value for a series-format Fuji print.
The ancient shrine of Takeda appears in this print from Tokuriki's Fuji series, the mountain rising above the shrine's forested precincts in a composition that combines two of Japan's most powerful sacred symbols — the mountain and the shrine — into a single image of spiritual landscape. The visual conjunction of Mount Fuji with a Shinto shrine grounds the mountain in the religious tradition that has always surrounded it: Fuji is not merely a natural landmark but a sacred presence, and the shrine in its shadow acknowledges this.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Mt. Fuji from Takeda Shrine - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji was created by Tomikichiro Tokuriki (徳力富吉郎).
Yes — Mt. Fuji from Takeda Shrine - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji is part of the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series by Tomikichiro Tokuriki.
Mt. Fuji from Takeda Shrine - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
Mt. Fuji from Takeda Shrine - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji was published by Unsodo.
Mt. Fuji from Takeda Shrine - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji depicts landscapes, temples & shrines, and mount fuji, set at Mount Fuji.
