Resplendent Sign
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Title
Resplendent Sign
Subject
乾坤輝く(Kenkon Kagayaku)
Description
A bright red sun rising next to Mt. Fuji across an extravagant gold background. This painting by Yokoyama Taikan is a nationalistic painting that celebrates Japan's imperial glory. It is part of the series "Ten Mountain
Views and Ten Ocean Views", which features twenty hanging scrolls; ten of which are all depictions of Mt. Fuji, while the other ten are ocean paintings.
Views and Ten Ocean Views", which features twenty hanging scrolls; ten of which are all depictions of Mt. Fuji, while the other ten are ocean paintings.
Creator
横山大観 (Yokoyama Taikan)
Date
Shōwa 15 (1940)
Format
80.3 x 115.5 cm
Type
Hanging Scroll, Pigments on Paper
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Citation
横山大観 (Yokoyama Taikan), “Resplendent Sign,” Japanese Art in the 20th century - Empire, War, Occupation, accessed May 23, 2026, https://empire-war-occupation-20thcent-japaneseart.artinterp.org/items/show/26.