IL FUJI DI OKUSAI

Throughout his long life, the master of ukiyo-e never stopped contemplating the sacred mountain that rises between the ancient and the new capital of the Archipelago. To portray its majestic profile, he is ready to experiment with every technique and perspective, so fascinated by the mountain as to identify with it. From the early works of the late eighteenth century to the masterpieces of the Thirty-Six and One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, ending with the latest, rarefied paintings, this volume collects all 206 depictions of the volcano found in the work of the 'old madman for painting', at times a remote peak, protagonist of a sublime nature or discreet witness of human activities. A visual biography that documents the artist's evolution and at the same time tells the transformation of Fuji from an inaccessible place to an icon of the nation.