Unbekannter Fotograf
Mount Fuji in cloud, 1860 - 1880
About the object
A striking image of Mount Fuji in clouds and reflected in the lake, as are the fishermen in their boat too. Mount Fuji is surrounded by five lakes; in this instance we are looking at the view from Kashiwabara. A remarkable view with the morning mist rising over the lake in the middle distance. The central cloud, which has been retouched with pure gold, forms an iconic view of the mountain: the ichimonji Fuji, where a cloud forms the character representing the numeral one: "一.”