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Dragon Rising Over Mount Fuji

Dragon rising over Mount Fuji. Dragon, emerged from the sea, climbing Mount Fuji; sailing ships are about to get hit with rough seas. Mount Fuji is a frequent subject of Japanese art especially after 1600, when Edo (Tokyo) became the capital and people saw the mountain while traveling on the Tokaido road. The mountain is mentioned in Japanese literature throughout the ages and is the subject of many poems. Mount Fuji is an active stratovolcano located near the Pacific coast of Honshu and one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains". The ukiyo-e genre of art flourished in Japan from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; flora and fauna; and erotica. No artist credited, circa 1890-1920.
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Title:
Dragon Rising Over Mount Fuji
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Dragon rising over Mount Fuji. Dragon, emerged from the sea, climbing Mount Fuji; sailing ships are about to get hit with rough seas. Mount Fuji is a frequent subject of Japanese art especially after 1600, when Edo (Tokyo) became the capital and people saw the mountain while traveling on the Tokaido road. The mountain is mentioned in Japanese literature throughout the ages and is the subject of many poems. Mount Fuji is an active stratovolcano located near the Pacific coast of Honshu and one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains". The ukiyo-e genre of art flourished in Japan from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; flora and fauna; and erotica. No artist credited, circa 1890-1920.
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3199 x 4350 px | 39.8 MB
Print size:
27.1 x 36.8 cm | 10.7 x 14.5 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
19TH CENTURY • 20 XX TWENTIETH CENTURY • 20TH CENTURY • ART • ARTWORK • ASIA • ASIAN • BOATS • CELEBRITY • COMPOSITE VOLCANO • CONICAL VOLCANO • DRAGON • DRAWING • FABLED • FAMOUS • FICTIONAL • FINE ARTS • FOLKLORE • FOLKLORIC • FUJI • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • HOLY MOUNTAIN • HONSHU ISLAND • HONSHÛ • ILLUSTRATION • IMAGINARY • IMPORTANT • JAPAN • JAPANESE • LEGEND • LEGENDARY • LORE • MOUNT FUJI • MOUNTAIN • MT FUJI • MT. FUJI • MYTH • MYTHIC • MYTHICAL • MYTHOLOGICAL • NOTABLE • RISING • SAILBOATS • SEA • SHIPS • SIEGE • SITE • STRATOVOLCANO • TWENTIETH CENTURY • UKIYO-E • VOLCANIC CONE • WELL-KNOWN • WOODBLOCK • WOODCUT • XYLOGRAPHY