Fuji from Mitsuhama (Mito) in Snow
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Doi Sadaichi
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Fuji seen from the Mitsuhama area, covered in deep winter snow, presents the mountain at its most purely geometric — a white cone against a pale winter sky, the accumulated snowfall on both mountain and foreground eliminating detail and emphasizing mass and form. Koitsu uses the snow-on-snow composition to push toward an almost abstract simplicity, the mountain's profile so familiar it reads as both landscape and symbol simultaneously. The Mito reading in the title may be an alternative rendering of the location.
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Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Fuji from Mitsuhama (Mito) in Snow was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸).
Fuji from Mitsuhama (Mito) in Snow uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Fuji from Mitsuhama (Mito) in Snow was published by Doi Sadaichi.
Fuji from Mitsuhama (Mito) in Snow depicts landscapes, snow scenes, and mount fuji, set at Mount Fuji.