Red maple branches reach in from the upper right, and behind them a snow-capped cone stands over a rippled blue lake.

Red Maple Over the Lake is Mount Fuji wall art with a season built in, and that season is autumn. The drawing borrows the flat shapes and bold lettering of retro travel posters, and it is a kind present for someone whose favorite trip was to Japan.

Near to far: leaves, water, snow

Closest to you is the shore, a dark stony strip along the bottom scattered with fallen red leaves. Above it the bough does the framing. Dark branches loaded with red and orange leaves enter at the top right corner and hang down that side, crossing the mountain’s right flank and stopping near the far waterline.

The lake takes the lower third. A pale cream streak of reflected light lies left of center, and a red-orange streak answers it on the right. Where the water meets the left side, a dark wooded point ends in a small pagoda. Farther back, low blue ridges in two or three tones run along a thin dark shoreline pricked with tiny pale dots.

Then comes the mountain: one broad cone, left of center, white with blue-gray ribs on its upper half and slate blue lower down. The sky behind it is pale cream that warms to peach near the horizon, with faint cloud shapes low on the left. Three lines of capitals, navy and rust red, occupy the upper left corner and finish with a small red five-petal flower between two short rules.

Thick matte stock, sold as the bare sheet

• Sheet sizes: 11″×14″ (27.9 × 35.6 cm), 16″×20″ (40.6 × 50.8 cm) or 18″×24″ (45.7 × 61.0 cm)
• Matte face on thick stock: 10.3 mil in caliper, 189 g/m² on the scale
• Two more figures for the stock: opacity of 94%, ISO brightness at 104%
• Paper stock sourced from Japan
• Portrait layout, taller than wide, whichever size you choose
• Poster only, with no frame supplied

Who it's for

Travelers who watched this water in leaf season, students of Japanese, hikers who keep a list of peaks, and anyone who decorates with autumn reds. It sits well over a reading chair, by an entry bench or in a study. Give it as a trip memento after a Japan vacation, for a wedding anniversary, or to a graduate leaving to teach abroad.

Quick answers

What do the words on it say?

“LAKE KAWAGUCHI JAPAN”, set on three lines. The lettering names the lake that lies in front of the mountain.

Which season does it show?

Autumn. The maple has turned, and more of its leaves lie along the stones in the foreground.

What is the small tower on the left?

A pagoda-style silhouette with tiered roofs, standing at the tip of a tree-covered point. It is one small detail of the lakeside.

Shipping and returns

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