Mt. Fuji from Nagaoka, Morning (Heisei)

Description

Beautiful sunrise slowly lighting the Mount Fuji in the distance. Morning mist remains below the Mount Fuji and the buildings closer are still surrounded by the remnants of the night, providing emphasis to the beautiful colouring of the Mount Fuji itself. Though not precisely red, the composition where the Mount Fuji is colored in the morning sun vaguely reminds of the famous Fine Wind, Clear Morning print, also known as 'Red Fuji', by Katsushika Hokusai . That print too captures the phenomenon where the Mount Fuji colours magnificently in the morning under the right weather conditions, in that case turning red when the wind comes from the south and the sky is clear. This design by Toshi Yoshida has at least two sister prints, depicting the same scene but one in cloudy weather, and the other in winter. You can find these two, Mt. Fuji from Nagaoka, Cloud and Mt. Fuji from Nagaoka, Winter here.