Accession Number
2017/2.83

Title
Mt. Fuji

Artist(s)
Shigeo Fukuda

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1976

Medium & Support
screenprint on paper

Dimensions
40 ½ in x 28 ¾ in (102.87 cm x 73.02 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of the DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion

Label copy

Shigeo Fukuda
Japan, 1932–2009
Mt. Fuji
Shōwa period (1926–89)
1976
Screenprint on paper
Gift of the DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion, 2017/2.83

In this poster, graphic designer Shigeo Fukuda places Mount Fuji and the moon symmetrically in the center of the composition. While the mountain is barely suggested in black and white, many viewers would recognize the subject through visual associations. The image contains a surprising twist for the viewer to ponder: the design of the moon over a mountain is reminiscent of a picture card in the popular game of hanafuda (meaning “flower cards”). But there is a stick connected to the circle: is it actually a lollipop, or is it a magnifying glass, or is it something else?

Shigeo Fukuda was one of the most popular graphic designers in the latter half of the twentieth century; his intriguing poster designs have been exhibited and published all over the world.

; Label copy
Shigeo Fukuda
Japan, 1932–2009
Mt. Fuji
Shōwa period (1926–89)
1976
Screenprint on paper
Gift of the DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion, 2017/2.83

In this poster, graphic designer Shigeo Fukuda places
Mount Fuji and the moon symmetrically in the center of
the composition. While the mountain is barely suggested in
black and white, many viewers would recognize the subject
through visual associations. The image contains a surprising
twist for the viewer to ponder: the design of the moon over
a mountain is reminiscent of a picture card in the popular
game of hanafuda (meaning “flower cards”). But there is a
stick connected to the circle: is it actually a lollipop, or is it a
magnifying glass, or is it something else?
Shigeo Fukuda was one of the most popular graphic
designers in the latter half of the twentieth century; his
intriguing poster designs have been exhibited and published
all over the world.

Physical Description
Image of a white mountain with a pink circle overhead. 

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
poster

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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