Hyakunin Isshu #4: A Bowl of Mount Fuji

Part of Hyakunin Isshu · Episode 4

Two women arrange white objects in a scene that seems almost playful, yet the image points to Mount Fuji, pilgrimage and an ancient poem. In this fourth Hyakunin Isshu episode, Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s interpretation connects literary symbolism with the religious landscape around Edo. What does ‘summer snow’ have to do with Japan’s most famous mountain? Follow the clues across art, ritual and history.