Koitsu's daytime landscapes and non-nocturnal scenes are less common on the primary market but still reflect his mastery of atmosphere and color. Values have risen steadily over the past decade.
A single iconic subject rendered in its most universal form — Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak and most enduring symbol, appears here without a specific geographic qualifier, suggesting a composition that foregrounds the mountain itself rather than any particular viewing location. Koitsu renders the volcano with the atmospheric sensitivity that distinguishes his Fuji prints from purely topographic illustration, using graduated color and tonal shifts to suggest time of day, season, or weather. Fuji as pure form rather than geographic landmark was the highest aspiration of the Japanese landscape print tradition.
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.
Mount Fuji was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸).
Mount Fuji was published by Doi Sadaichi.
Mount Fuji depicts landscapes and mount fuji, set at Mount Fuji.
