View of Fuji from Izumo
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
This 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 treatment likely employs modern color registration and 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.
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Featured in Collections
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Frequently Asked Questions
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.