Published 1900, 100 Views of Mt. Fuji (#95) belongs to 100 Views of Mt Fuji. Gekkō’s One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji belongs to a long lineage of Fuji imagery shaped above all by Hokusai, yet it is distinctly Meiji in its mixture of historical legend, modern observation, humor, and changing viewpoints. Fuji functions not only as scenery but also as sacred mountain, national emblem, weather marker, and distant witness to human activity.
Mount Fuji was simultaneously a sacred mountain, a national emblem, and a benchmark against which later artists measured the legacy of Hokusai and Hiroshige. The catalog identifies landscape, men, and Mount Fuji among the principal motifs. Gekkō uses their relationship to clarify action, season, setting, and narrative emphasis rather than treating them as interchangeable decoration.
Gekkō’s print style is noted for painterly contours, soft color transitions, and reserved paper, effects achieved through the collaborative disciplines of block carving and hand printing.
Additional information
| Editions | First Edition |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Matsumoto Heikichi |
| Size | Oban |
| Subjects | landscape, men, mt fuji |
| Year Published | 1900 |
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