Mt. Fuji emerging from a bank of clouds is perhaps the most atmospheric entry in Tokuriki's Thirty-six Views series, reducing the composition to the essential elements of peak and sky. The minimalist approach marks a departure from the more detailed landscape settings in other entries. Unsodo-published prints from this series generally sell for $50-$200, and the cloud composition's graphic simplicity gives it strong visual impact.
Mount Fuji disappears into its own weather in this atmospheric print from Tokuriki's series, the mountain's peak obscured by clouds while its lower slopes remain visible — a familiar sight for anyone who has tried to see the mountain and found it hidden. The cloud-wreathed Fuji is a compositional challenge and an opportunity simultaneously: the obscured peak creates mystery, the partial revelation suggesting scale and presence more powerfully than a fully visible mountain might. Tokuriki handles this atmospheric effect with characteristic subtlety.
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 in Clouds - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji was created by Tomikichiro Tokuriki (徳力富吉郎).
Yes — Mt. Fuji in Clouds - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji is part of the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series by Tomikichiro Tokuriki.
Mt. Fuji in Clouds - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
Mt. Fuji in Clouds - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji was published by Unsodo.
Mt. Fuji in Clouds - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji depicts landscapes and mount fuji, set at Mount Fuji.
