"Gaifū Kaisei" Red Fuji from 36 views of Mt.Fuji series by Hokusai

Gaifū Kaisei : 

Gaifū refers to the south wind.
In early summer, it seems like a gentle breeze is blowing. The majestic form of Mount Fuji and the trailing mackerel sky clouds exude a sense of nobility and vivid realism.
Diaries from the Edo period astonishingly recorded the moment when Mount Fuji would turn red at dawn on clear days from summer to autumn.
Hokusai must have been moved by that moment and painted it. It powerfully announces the beginning of a new day.
Using the technique of gradient printing with indigo, the summit of Mount Fuji is dyed as if burning red against a blue sky, with snow remaining on the peak, giving it a sense of three-dimensionality. It is commonly known as "Red Fuji."

Hokusai Katsushika : 
Known simply as Hokusai, was a Japanese Ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, active as a painter and printmaker. 
He is best known for the woodblock print series Thirty six views of Mt Fuji, which includes the iconic print The Great Wave Off Kanagawa. Hokusai was instrumental in developing Ukiyo-e from a style of portraiture largely focused on courtesans and actors into a much broader style of art that focused on landscapes, plants, and animals. His works are thought to have had a significant influence on Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monete during the wave of Japonism that spread across Europe in the late 19th century.

REPRODUCTION : In the 20th century, artists and publishers collaborated to recreate famous woodblock prints, providing them to Japanese collectors and Westerners seeking rare designs.
New blocks were made, and artisan printers painstakingly printed each color using the same method as the 19th-century originals.

Limited edition lithograph
Hand-printed, numbered 180/300 on margin.
Size : 
410mm x 600mm