Linocut - A Set of 2 Rare Ainu Linocuts (Environs of Mount Fuppushi)

Hokkaido reached after a long drive and ferry crossing feels entirely removed. Scenes such as Mount Fuppushi, a dormant volcano flanked by Lake Shikotsu (a caldera lake formed by volcanic activity over 40,000 years ago), greet the weary traveller looking to escape the hustle and bustle of daily life.

Young Ainu artisans have painstakingly created this linocut by carving contours and textures on a humble block of linoleum to simulate local scenery surrounding Lake Shikotusu. Japanese linocut tools require more skill to handle and are typically only used by advanced artists in the West.

Limited edition. Professionally framed and ready to hang.

Dimensions: 32.7cm width, 25.6 cm

Product Story

"Konichiwa", the staff behind the desk at Aomori's ferry terminal greet us with typical Japanese alacrity. It's 7 a.m. and we feel utterly exhausted. Having driven over 700km from Tokyo's Narita airport over the past couple of days to make it this far, it is perhaps inevitable.

• Read about the landscape that inspires these linocuts