With no solid object of fixed colour against which to correlate, "blue" has historically had the capacity to range loosely ...

These five masterpieces capture the very essence of the transformations that have shaped Japan's visual identity, from the ...

From fascinating woodblock prints and beautiful landscape paintings to eye-catching sculptures, Japanese artists have created ...

The art of Japan’s Edo period is undeniably beautiful, influencing creators across the centuries. Japanese artist Katsushika ...

The mountain with its snowy top and near symmetrical slopes have been the subject of numerous forms of art, including Japanese ukiyoe artist Katsushika Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Public Domain The Kofu ... Hemisphere during the last four decades. Back in Japan, Mount Fuji is usually covered in snow for most of the year, until ...

The weight of the mountain’s art, philosophy and history climb the path alongside you.” In an almost literal way, she maintains, “Fuji is the soul of Japan.” Artists have long striven to ...

an art historian at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies in Kyoto. “Fuji was seen to be bigger than anything else — magisterial and standing outside the normal passage of the ...

Fuji said the city administration ... holds an important place in Japanese culture, inspiring world-renowned literature and art in which its snowcap is an ever-present feature.