Ogata Gekko, "Dragon Rising to the Heavens"

One of Meiji-period Japan's most famous woodblock print artists, this popular design by Ogata Gekko shows a mythical dragon making a symbolic journey of wisdom and enlightenment as it ascends the sacred Mount Fuji. Rarely available, this is a magnificent design!

Series: Miscellaneous Sketches
Date: 1897
Size: Oban (approx. 9.5" x. 14")
Publisher: Daikokuya (Matsuki Heikichi)
Condition: Album backing; very good condition and color
Frame Shown: 16" x 24" x 1/2", Classic Wood, Ebony

Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) was one of the Meiji-periods most important woodblock print artists. Self-taught, Gekko produced a number of war prints celebrating Japan's military victories in China and Russia, as well as series works of Japanese history and culture, and of nature.