Wood block printing
imgkita18.gif Collection of works of the Japanese four seasons


Mt.Fuji
'1991. The fourth edition. 320x450

sacred mountain, Fuji over which it rises high calmly.
The graceful face without make-up of Mt. Fuji has the expression which changes every moment spring, summer, fall and winter.
Japanese people admire Mt. Fuji and are continuing worshipping from ancient times to today.
The pronunciation "minanamu" of the altitude of 3776m and height is loved for a long time as height of Fuji.





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Spring / Spring with peach grove


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Summer / Summer with ancient lotus


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Autumn / Autumn with a village of private houses


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Winter / Winter with thatched roofs





Spring: Red Fuji is summer in the season word of a haiku poem. However, since red Fuji was happy, it positioned in spring.
Summer: Since blue Fuji was created in the next in red Fuji, the red of ink remained for a while and was mixed with the blue of ink. Exquisite tone came out. (It has not come out well in the pictures) .
Autumn: Expression of autumn wavered. It was made be sunburned Fuji in the image of a maple glow.
Winter: White Fuji used white and black conversely. The background was made black and white clouds were used for many colors. Therefore, the cubic effect of clouds was expressed.


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