{"product_id":"dragon-rising-up-to-heaven-ogata-gekko","title":"Dragon Rising up to Heaven - Ogata Gekkō","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eFrom the dark coils of storm cloud, a dragon rises. Scales of grey-blue catch what little light exists in a sky almost entirely consumed by shadow. Above it, Mount Fuji emerges from the mist — white-capped, still, indifferent — its clean diagonal slope cutting across the upper half of the composition in near-silence. The contrast is the whole point: the chaos of the ascending creature against the eternal calm of the mountain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRyūshōten\u003c\/em\u003e — \"Dragon Rising up to Heaven\" — is Gekkō's most famous composition, and one of the most arresting images in Meiji-era printmaking. It belongs to the series \u003cem\u003eGekko Zuihitsu\u003c\/em\u003e (月耕随筆, \"Miscellaneous Sketches by Gekkō\"), published in November 1897 by Matsuki Heikichi. The composition also appears — with a much smaller dragon — in Gekkō's \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Views of Mount Fuji\u003c\/em\u003e, but this large-format ōban version is the definitive one.\u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eOgata Gekkō (1859–1920) was a self-taught artist who began his career decorating porcelain and rickshaws before moving to woodblock prints. His style often imitated the brushstroke — as is immediately visible in the smoke surrounding the dragon here — a quality that sets his work apart from the more graphic conventions of the ukiyo-e tradition. He was one of the great ukiyo-e woodblock print artists of the late 19th century, and one of the first Japanese artists to gain a significant international reputation, exhibiting at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 and the Paris Exposition of 1900. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe cartouche in the upper right reads 月耕随筆 (\u003cem\u003eGekko Zuihitsu\u003c\/em\u003e) in the coral-red panel, and 龍昇天 (\u003cem\u003eRyūshōten\u003c\/em\u003e) beneath it in black — title and series together framing the image with quiet authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eGekko Zuihitsu\u003c\/em\u003e 月耕随筆 (Miscellaneous Sketches by Gekkō)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 1897\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matsuki Heikichi 松木平吉\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ōban woodblock print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eMuseum-quality reproduction printed on thick archival paper. Shipped in a rigid protective tube, ready to frame.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallango","offers":[{"title":"A3","offer_id":54620461334851,"sku":"P6776S","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":54620461367619,"sku":"P6777S","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1","offer_id":54620461400387,"sku":"P6778S","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20\" x 30\" in","offer_id":54620461433155,"sku":"P6779S","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24\" x 36\" in","offer_id":54620461465923,"sku":"P6780S","price":66.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"27\" x 40\" in","offer_id":54620461498691,"sku":"P6781S","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30x40 cm","offer_id":54620461531459,"sku":"P6782S","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50x70 cm","offer_id":54620461564227,"sku":"P6783S","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"70x100 cm","offer_id":54620461596995,"sku":"P6784S","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/3810\/2851\/files\/DragonRisinguptoHeaven_posterseul.jpg?v=1783593887","url":"https:\/\/wallango.com\/products\/dragon-rising-up-to-heaven-ogata-gekko","provider":"Wallango ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}