Shinsui: Mount Fuji in the Sunset Glow (Sold)

Artist: Itô Shinsui 伊東深水
Title: Mount Fuji in the Sunset Glow
Date: 1943

Close-up view of Mount Fuji, bathed in the red glow of sunset. Shinsui is best known for his bijin-ga, but he also designed landscape prints throughout his career. This work was published during wartime, and focuses on a point (or summit) of national pride, the incomparable Mount Fuji. Oversized, and quite scarce, which is understandable considering the shortages of paper and manpower during the war.

Signed lower left, with artist's seal. 

SKU: SNC106S