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Eternal Fuji(Sou Akou)
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Eternal Fuji

Sou Akou

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Artist
Sou Akou
Canvas size
Size 80 (horizontal format)
Image size
1,455mm × 577mm
Framed size
1,734mm × 854mm
Medium
Giclée print on canvas

The original painting Eternal Fuji is a monumental work rendered in gold and ink, measuring 9.2 meters wide and 3.65 meters high. Created in 2022—a year overshadowed by the global COVID-19 pandemic—it emerged as a response to a world gripped by fear, isolation, and uncertainty.

In the spiritual consciousness of Japanese culture, a golden Mount Fuji is more than a visual icon. It embodies auspicious fortune, divine protection, and the promise of renewal. In this work, the artist invokes both “light” and “golden Fuji” as transcendent spiritual forces—symbols of inner strength and enduring hope that quietly radiate amid darkness and confusion.

A single golden beam pierces the heavy clouds and illuminates the mountaintop. This moment of brilliance becomes a metaphor for the triumph of hope over despair, clarity over chaos, and the unyielding will of humanity to endure and rise, even in the face of overwhelming adversity.

Adding to this expression, renowned composer Tetsuya Komuro created an original 30-minute musical score specifically for the painting. Through this fusion of sight and sound, stillness and motion, a timeless dialogue unfolds—one that transcends the boundaries of traditional art. Together, image and music give rise to a voice of the spirit: a resonance that echoes across time, offering solace, strength, and a vision of light that endures.

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Eternal Fuji About the artist
About the artist

About the artist

Sou Akou

Sou Akou was born in Jilin Province, China, in 1960 and now lives in Fukuoka, Japan. A member of the China Artists Association, he studied under the renowned Nihonga painter Matazo Kayama in 1987. In 1988 he moved to Japan as a visiting scholar at Fukuoka University of Education. He founded the Sou Akou Chinese Ink Painting Association in 1990, renamed the Sou Akou Ink Painting Academy in 2003, and has taught for over 30 years, mentoring around 3,000 students. In 2005 he received the UN-NGO World Academy Grand Prize.

In 2022 the Sou Akou International Art Exchange Center was established in Saikai City, Nagasaki. In 2023 he completed Eternal Fuji, a 9.2-metre-wide ink painting accompanied by a 30-minute original composition by Tetsuya Komuro.

His work fuses traditional Chinese and Japanese techniques with a modern expressionist style, forging a distinctive voice rooted in classical aesthetics.

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