Author: Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎).
Subject: Gentle breeze, good weather (gaifū kaisei, 凱風快晴), also known as Red Fuji.
Series: Thirty six views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjuroku kei, 富嶽三十六景).
Number: 2/36.
Genre: Fūkei-ga (風景画) Meisho-e (名所絵).
Size: Large (ōban, 大判).
Period: probably a 1930's reproduction.
Trimmed: yes
Backed: no
Code: KSHS01001
Condition: good colors and saturation. Any rearkable stain except for a spot on the central-lower
left area. No wrinkles nor crease. No fixing. It has been trimmed.
And early autumn morning view of the Mount Fuji.
Widely known as the Red Fuji for its reddish rock surface it is actually named gaifu kaisei (凱風快晴)
where gaifu (凱風) means gentle breeze and kaisei (快晴) clear weather.
Sharp is the contrast between the upper part and the lower part of the mountain as deep is the
symbolism behind them: the upper bare rock is called burning mountain (yakiyama, 焼山)
and represents "that world" (ano yo, あの世) where ghosts and spirits move in the afterlife, while the
flourishing forest spreading across the lower part, known as grass mountain
(kusayama, 草山) represents "this world" (kono yo, この世) where common people live.
The top of mountain is the most sacred place where the Asama Shrine (Asama Daijin, 浅間大神) hosts the
Konohana no sakuya hime (木花之佐久夜毘売) deity.