Contemporary Nihonga Red Fuji Aka Fuji Watercolor Gold Leaf Ningshu Fang 2017 20"W LS#168 Ukiyoe and paper documentation

and paper documentation

These journeys not only provided fodder for his artistic endeavors but also served as a profound exploration of Japan's cultural and historical richness

Dimensions: W 3in

the slight smile all immediately recognizable to anyone familiar with the iconography

1870's) of all kiri wood (paulownia)

Contemporary Nihonga Red Fuji Aka Fuji Watercolor Gold Leaf Ningshu Fang 2017 20"W LS#168 Ukiyoe and paper documentationNingshu Fang (Kichij Aka Fuji Auspicious Red Fuji) 2017, painted in Portland, Oregon USA Contemporary, 2017 Red Fuji the iconic view of Mount Fuji suffused in the crimson light of dawn is among the most auspicious subjects in Japanese visual culture, rooted in the Shinto tradition of Fuji as a sacred peak and amplified by Hokusai's celebrated treatment of the subject. Here Portland based artist Ningshu Fang works in the nihonga tradition, combining