Auspicious Fuji

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Original Painting and Supervisor

Japanese-style Painter

KATAOKA Tamako

KATAOKA Tamako

1983

H3.4m × W7.0m

Branch office, Fujisawa City Hall

Full view of the ceramic relief artwork

Full view of the artwork

Production Notes

This ceramic relief was produced based on an original painting by Ms. KATAOKA Tamako, a Japanese-style painter, under her own supervision.
Ms. KATAOKA is a painter who uses typical Japanese motifs in her bold, vividly-colored paintings. She is particularly known for her paintings featuring Mt. Fuji.
Mr. Louis Fransen, a public artist, added his sculptural sense and glaze expertise to transform the original flat Red Mt. Fuji into this three-dimensional mountain without sacrificing the brilliant, bold image of the original. After this three-dimensional transformation, the Red Mt. Fuji has become even more powerful and brilliant.
It has been installed in the city hall of Fujisawa city in Kanagawa prefecture to welcome citizens.

It was installed in the 1st floor lobby of the Fujisawa City Hall New Building in 1983 and relocated to the Fujisawa City Hall Annex in January 2020.

Planning : Japan Traffic Culture Association

Artist Profile

KATAOKA Tamako

KATAOKA Tamako

KATAOKA Tamako

Japanese-style Painter

Born in 1905. A female painter representing Japan. Expressed Japanese images boldly with brilliant colors with her strong individuality. Became the third female recipient of the Order of Culture in 1989. Professor Emeritus of Aichi University of the Arts. Passed away in 2008.

Location : Branch office, Fujisawa City Hall

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