Kunio Kaneko - Fuji 86

A fabulous print by Kunio Kaneko: Fuji 86. Mount Fuji rises in vivid vermilion beneath a pale blue sky, with scattered white clouds stretching across the horizon. The mountain’s red summit gives way to textured brown and black lower slopes, broken by irregular areas of shimmering gold leaf. A strong, graphic composition from Kaneko’s Fuji series, balancing bold colour with metallic detail. 🗻✨

• Year & Edition: 1997 · Ed. x/200 (signed, titled & editioned in pencil).
  
• Medium: Woodblock.
  
• Dimensions: Sheet H: 19.50 cm × W: 32.75 cm. Image H: 14.00 cm × W: 28.00 cm.
  
• Condition: Mint.
  
• Notes: From Kaneko’s Fuji series, with gold leaf accents and artist seal lower right. A beautiful piece.

About the Artist

Kunio Kaneko (b. 1949) is a Tokyo-based printmaker whose work blends postwar mokuhanga tradition with quiet, contemporary warmth. A student of Joichi Hoshi and Sasajima Kihei, he developed a distinctive style enriched with gold and silver leaf, featuring recurring motifs such as koi, koinobori, Fuji, kimono, tabi, and geta. His prints reflect a desire to communicate love and human connection through the handmade image. An esteemed member of the Japan Print Association, Kaneko has exhibited widely in Japan, South Korea, and the U.S. [ ← View All Works by Kunio Kaneko]