Misa Tsuchiya - 赤富士 (Red Fuji)

Contemporary Woodblock Print

Cranes! Turtles! Mt. Fuji! 🗻🐢𓅥  Misa Tsuchiya’s insight & inspiration behind this wonderfully fun piece, 赤富士 (Red Fuji):

ゴールドに煌めく赤富士。リクエストいただいた作品です。赤富士・鶴・日の出・松的な木・冬椿的なお花・亀・ゴールドなど、たくさんのご利益を込めたﾊｯﾋﾟｰな作品に仕上げました！(Red Fuji shimmering in gold. This work was requested by a customer. Red Fuji, cranes, sunrise, pine trees, winter camellia-like flowers, turtles, gold... I created a happy work with many blessings!).

• Year & Edition: 2023 · Ed. of 15 (signed, titled & editioned in pencil to plate).
• Medium: Water-based woodblock print on Tosa Washi No. 1 (100% kōzo, Kōchi Prefecture).
• Dimensions: Sheet H: 27.50 cm × W: 34.00 cm (Image H: 21.50 cm × W: 27.00 cm).
• Condition: Mint, direct from the artist’s studio.

About the Artist

土屋未沙 Misa Tsuchiya (b. 1993, Kanagawa) reimagines centuries-old Japanese mokuhanga with a thoroughly contemporary flair. Her animal-themed woodblock prints burst off the page in bold colour and unexpected form - elongated limbs, poised tension and playful energy bring each creature to life. Tsuchiya’s work is held in prestigious collections worldwide, including the Kanuma Municipal Art Museum (Japan), Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art (Israel) and Tama Art University (Tokyo). [ ← View All Works by Misa Tsuchiya]