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26 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Mount Fuji

Mon, February 8, 2010, by Muza-chan

Japan's love for Mount Fuji, the most famous place in Japan, remained unchanged over the years. Fuji-san (富士山) is definitely the most represented place from Japan, starting with the ukiyo-e paintings, continuing with the first sepia/black-and-white photos and with today's photos, when we can easily admire it even from space...

MT. FUJI, TREE, MAN AND SNOW -- Morning Light on the Winter Shores of Lake Yamanaka
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However, although it's a lot easier today to take a photo of Mount Fuji, the smog and pollution makes it harder, so you have to be a little lucky to see it.

Let's enjoy a selection of century old photos with Mount Fuji, from a time when it was harder to take a picture of it, but a lot easier to... see it.
First, 20 photos made by the same photographer who made the Geisha photos we recently enjoyed, T. Enami...



Pasiunea japonezilor pentru muntele Fuji, cel mai celebru loc din Japonia, a rămas neschimbată de-a lungul timpului. Fuji-san (富士山) este locul cu cele mai multe reprezentări din Japonia, începând cu picturile ukiyo-e, continuând cu primele fotografii sepia/alb-negru şi ajungând la fotografiile făcute astăzi, când îl putem admira chiar şi din spaţiu...

MT. FUJI, TREE, MAN AND SNOW -- Morning Light on the Winter Shores of Lake Yamanaka
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


Cu toate că astăzi e mai uşor să faci o fotografie a muntelui Fuji, smog-ul şi poluarea îl face însă mai puţin vizibil şi de aceea trebuie să ai puţin... noroc că sa-l poţi vedea.

Haideţi să ne bucurăm de o selecţie de fotografii vechi de un secol cu Muntele Fuji, de pe vremea când era greu sa faci o fotografie cu el, dar era mult mai uşor să-l... vezi.

Pentru început, 20 de fotografii realizate de acelaşi autor de la care am selectat fotografiile cu gheişa, T. Enami...





MT. FUJI THROUGH PINE BOUGHS in OLD JAPAN
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Mt. Fuji and the Boaters
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MT. FUJI from Lake Yamanaka
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MT. FUJI through DEAD TREES and VEILING CLOUDS
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MT. FUJI THROUGH THE OLD PINES
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AT THE TOP OF OLD JAPAN - Dramatic View of Mt. Fuji's Summit
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THREE SKIFFS UNDER MOUNT FUJI  -- A Meiji Era Pictorial
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MOUNT FUJI FROM THE DOCK PILINGS -- The Lone Boatman in Japan's Winter Light (Morning on Lake Yamanaka)
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THE FARMER AND HIS WIFE -- Laboring in the Shadow of Mt. Fuji
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MT. FUJI FROM THE STUDIO -- Geisha in Kimono With a Spinning Wheel Against Painted Backdrop
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MT. FUJI FROM YOSHIWARA -- The Famed Peak in Soft Pastel Rising Over the Rustic Kawai Bridge Along the Tokaido
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GEISHA AND COOLIES STOP TO WATCH STRANGE ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENON IN THE SKIES OVER MT. FUJI
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MT. FUJI FROM KASHIWABARA
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GONE FISHIN' in OLD JAPAN
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MORNING COLORS IN OLD JAPAN -- Mt. Fuji Thru Pines
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Mt. Fuji and the Bucket Boy
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A FAMER AND HIS HORSE IN OLD JAPAN -- In The Shadow of Cloud-Shrouded Mt. Fuji
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MT. FUJI FROM YOSHIWARA -- The Famed Peak in Soft Pastel Rising Over the Rustic Kawai Bridge Along the Tokaido
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FOUR MEN ON A BRIDGE AT TAGONOURA in OLD JAPAN
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... 2 photos made by Kusakabe Kimbei...

Fujiyama
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WISTERIA BRIDGE OVER THE FUJI RIVER in OLD JAPAN
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... and 4 photos made by other photographers:

MAN AND ROCK LOOKING AT SNOW-CAPPED MT. FUJI
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A TRANQUIL SCENE ON LAKE ASHI, SEEN FROM THE SHORES OF HAKONE VILLAGE as MT. FUJI RISES BEYOND THE DISTANT HEADLANDS
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JAPANESE PACK-HORSE REFUSES TO BUDGE -- Ruins a Perfectly Good Shot of Mt. Fuji
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SAILING INTO FUJI
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MT. FUJI THROUGH PINE BOUGHS in OLD JAPAN
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


Mt. Fuji and the Boaters
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


MT. FUJI from Lake Yamanaka
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


MT. FUJI through DEAD TREES and VEILING CLOUDS
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


MT. FUJI THROUGH THE OLD PINES
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


AT THE TOP OF OLD JAPAN - Dramatic View of Mt. Fuji's Summit
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


THREE SKIFFS UNDER MOUNT FUJI  -- A Meiji Era Pictorial
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


MOUNT FUJI FROM THE DOCK PILINGS -- The Lone Boatman in Japan's Winter Light (Morning on Lake Yamanaka)
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


THE FARMER AND HIS WIFE -- Laboring in the Shadow of Mt. Fuji
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


MT. FUJI FROM THE STUDIO -- Geisha in Kimono With a Spinning Wheel Against Painted Backdrop
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


MT. FUJI FROM YOSHIWARA -- The Famed Peak in Soft Pastel Rising Over the Rustic Kawai Bridge Along the Tokaido
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


GEISHA AND COOLIES STOP TO WATCH STRANGE ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENON IN THE SKIES OVER MT. FUJI
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


MT. FUJI FROM KASHIWABARA
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


GONE FISHIN' in OLD JAPAN
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


MORNING COLORS IN OLD JAPAN -- Mt. Fuji Thru Pines
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


Mt. Fuji and the Bucket Boy
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


A FAMER AND HIS HORSE IN OLD JAPAN -- In The Shadow of Cloud-Shrouded Mt. Fuji
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


MT. FUJI FROM YOSHIWARA -- The Famed Peak in Soft Pastel Rising Over the Rustic Kawai Bridge Along the Tokaido
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


FOUR MEN ON A BRIDGE AT TAGONOURA in OLD JAPAN
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


... 2 fotografii realizate de Kusakabe Kimbei:

Fujiyama
Creative Commons License photo credit: colodio


WISTERIA BRIDGE OVER THE FUJI RIVER in OLD JAPAN
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


... şi 4 fotografii realizate de diverşi alţi autori:

MAN AND ROCK LOOKING AT SNOW-CAPPED MT. FUJI
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


A TRANQUIL SCENE ON LAKE ASHI, SEEN FROM THE SHORES OF HAKONE VILLAGE as MT. FUJI RISES BEYOND THE DISTANT HEADLANDS
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


JAPANESE PACK-HORSE REFUSES TO BUDGE -- Ruins a Perfectly Good Shot of Mt. Fuji
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba


SAILING INTO FUJI
Creative Commons License photo credit: Okinawa Soba




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