Mount Fuji 1760s

Ike no Taiga's "Mount Fuji" (1760s) depicts the iconic mountain with a picturesque landscape in the foreground. Executed in ink and light washes on paper, the work captures the beauty of the natural world with a minimalist and expressive style. Taiga's innovative approach to Japanese painting, influenced by Chinese literati art, contributed to the development of the Nanga school, known for its emphasis on individual expression and poetic imagery. The artist's signature in the upper left corner further authenticates this masterful work, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.