Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji: Haibun

By Martin Willitts

The thirty-six woodblock prints that were the inspiration for this collection of writings were made by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). The pieces show different views of Mount Fuji from various waystations where people would go to look at the beautiful mountain. The writings in this book are haibun, a literary form originating in Japan that combines prose-autobiography, diary entries, essay, or short story-and poetry-often haiku. Hokusai was in his seventies when he produced the Mount Fuji series; the author, Martin Willitts Jr., was seventy years old when he began studying the prints, attempting to merge himself with Hokusai.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1962082148
• ISBN13: 9781962082143
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Shanti Arts LLC
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.5" x 7.5"