"Yamauchi Tamon, Mount Fuji, and Ōishi Yoshitaka," 1920

A landscape featuring Mount Fuji, enriched with a reference to Ōishi Yoshitaki—one of the figures associated with the story of the 47 rōnin—based on a design by Yamauchi Tamon.

The composition depicts a vast landscape with the distinctive silhouette of Mount Fuji in the background and a row of trees in the foreground. The subtle color palette, delicate line work, and soft tonal transitions lend the work a calm, contemplative character. The inclusion of a reference to a historical figure ties the landscape to a narrative, a characteristic of the Japanese artistic tradition.

The work represents a late development in Japanese woodblock printing, combining the classical aesthetics of ukiyo-e with influences from modern movements of the early 20th century.

Artist: Yamauchi Tamon (1878–1932)

Technique: color woodblock print
Date: 1920
Dimensions: 35 × 25 cm