Mount Fuji
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Doi Sadaichi
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
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.
More Prints by Tsuchiya Koitsu
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Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
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1920
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Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
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The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
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Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
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.