Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji: Haibun

The thirty-six woodblock prints that were the inspiration for this collection of writings were made by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). The pieces show different views of Mount Fuji from various waystations where people would go to look at the beautiful mountain. The writings in this book are haibun, a literary form originating in Japan that combines prose-autobiography, diary entries, essay, or short story-and poetry-often haiku. Hokusai was in his seventies when he produced the Mount Fuji series; the author, Martin Willitts Jr., was seventy years old when he began studying the prints, attempting to merge himself with Hokusai.

Author: Martin Willitts
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Shanti Arts LLC
Published: 03/19/2024
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 7.50h x 7.50w x 0.24d
ISBN: 9781962082143