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Vibrant abstract print composed of flowing, concentric rainbow-colored bands. A central triangular form emits undulating, cloud-like shapes from its peak. The foreground consists of wavy horizontal bands, set against a background of diagonal rainbow stripes.
Mt. Fuji
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Mt. Fuji

Artist Ay-O 靉嘔 (Takao Iijima飯島孝雄) (Japanese, born 1931)
Date1975
Place of originJapan, Asia
MediumSilkscreen print 
DimensionsPaper: 25 x 19 3/4 in. (63.5 x 50.17 cm)
Mat: 28 x 22 in. (71.12 x 55.88 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Jerry and Anne Godsey
Object number2024.12.6
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Visual DescriptionVibrant abstract print composed of flowing, concentric rainbow-colored bands. A central triangular form emits undulating, cloud-like shapes from its peak. The foreground consists of wavy horizontal bands, set against a background of diagonal rainbow stripes.
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