$2,000–$15,000. Common subjects: $2,000–$5,000. Key value factors: Yamamura's Art Deco-influenced designs are particularly sought after. Kabuki actor prints and bold modern compositions command the highest prices.
This [oban](/glossary/oban) woodblock print presents a view of Mount Fuji as seen from Izumo province, on the Sea of Japan coast of western Honshu. The distance between Izumo and Fuji makes this a long-range view, with the sacred mountain appearing as a distant cone above intervening landscape. Toyonari joins a centuries-long tradition of artists depicting Fuji from various viewpoints, from Hokusai's Thirty-six Views to Hiroshige's Fuji series. His [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) treatment likely employs modern color registration and [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) gradation to render atmospheric distance. Izumo itself carries deep cultural resonance as the site of Izumo Taisha, one of Japan's oldest and most important Shinto shrines, and the choice of this vantage point may reference the spiritual geography connecting two of Japan's most sacred landmarks across hundreds of miles.
1919
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Woodblock print
1920
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with mica
1920
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with nikawa and embossing
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.
View of Fuji from Izumo was created by Yamamura Toyonari (山村豊成).
View of Fuji from Izumo was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
View of Fuji from Izumo depicts landscapes, temples & shrines, and mount fuji, set at Mount Fuji.