Contemporary Nihonga Red Fuji Aka Fuji Watercolor Gold Leaf Ningshu Fang 2017 20"W LS#168 Banner The handle end plain while

The handle end plain while the tapered end is pitted and textured from use

the natsume represents the meeting of function and aesthetics — its fit

slightly translucent quality

Having been rolled up and stored for many decades the original

A standard furnishing of the traditional Japanese interior from the Heian period onward

Contemporary Nihonga Red Fuji Aka Fuji Watercolor Gold Leaf Ningshu Fang 2017 20"W LS#168 Banner The handle end plain whileNingshu Fang (Kichij Aka Fuji Auspicious Red Fuji) 2017, painted in Portland, Oregon USA Contemporary, 2017 Red Fuji the iconic view of Mount Fuji suffused in the crimson light of dawn is among the most auspicious subjects in Japanese visual culture, rooted in the Shinto tradition of Fuji as a sacred peak and amplified by Hokusai's celebrated treatment of the subject. Here Portland based artist Ningshu Fang works in the nihonga tradition, combining