Mt. Asama

In this dynamic piece, smoke rises from Mt. Asama, with Chikuma River in the foreground. The terrain’s arches and shadows are painted with bold, thick lines. Apart from Mt. Asama towering in blue and black, the painting is centered on the color red — its intense pigmentation thrust upon the viewer. The artist, HANE Banshō, freely expresses the magnificence of the landscape without holding to a traditional style of Japanese painting.