About This Print
Kitaoka's rendering of the Ishizuchi plateau with Mt. Ishizuchi, western Japan's highest peak, in the background.
Mt. Ishizuchi
East of the city of Matsuyama is Mt. Ishizuchi ("Stone Hammer"), at 6,502 feet.  It is the tallest peak in western Japan and one of Japan's Seven Holy Mountains, where kami alight to restore vitality to the land. It is said to protect the city of Saijo to its northeast from typhoons. Dedicated to gongen (deities with both Shinto and Buddhist forms), Mt. Ishizuchi is a pilgrimage site during the summer climbing season.Â
Print Details
| Â IHL Catalog | Â #1412 |
| Â Title |  |
| Â Series | Â n/a |
|  Artist |  Kitaoka Fumio (1918-2007) |
|  Signature |  pencil signed by artist in English below the image |
| Â Seal | Â unsealed |
| Â Publication Date | Â 1976 |
| Â Edition | Â artist proof |
| Â Publisher | Â self-published |
| Â Impression | Â excellent |
| Â Colors | Â excellent |
| Â Condition | Â excellent |
| Â Genre | Â sosaku hanga (creative print) |
| Â Miscellaneous | |
| Â Format | Â |
| Â H x W Paper | Â 19 x 25 in. (48.3 x 63.5 cm) |
|  H x W Image |  15 5/8 x 21 1/2 in. (39.7 x 54.6 cm) |
|  Collections This Print |  Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon 2008:21.21; Honolulu Museum of Art 16935 (artist proof) |
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