Capelari, Fritz (1884 – 1950), “Mt. Fuji From a Desolate Field”

Notes: S. Watanabe's notes on the production of this print: Lines, dry printed and twice block printed. Mount Fuji, twice printed with indigo. Foreground, lineless shading done by brush; it's a new technique. Paper, special thick paper with uncut edges so that horizontal lines show up. Design in the style of Korin. First ever shin-hanga in Japan. Carver created blocks, expressing traces of line with the power of brush[work]. Printer would not listen to me, insisting on the conventional "Fixed block" method, saying it's better for flat coloring. I had to show him ho to print. First day printing in Japan, revealing natural grains. After the printers saw my way, they departed from convention, adopting the natural way." - Water and Shadow, Kendall Brown. A RARE PRE-QUAKE PRINT, ESPECIALLY IN MINT CONDITION.