Vintage vase, Kutani, "Forest and mountains", porcelain, glaze, painting with green, brown, gold and silver paints on a gold background. Japan, the twentieth century is marked. The mountain symbol in art is a holy symbol for the Japanese. This is the pursuit of high things, the fragility of being and spiritual uplift, mountains are the abode of the spirits of kami in Shintoism - a sacred symbol, for many poets it was an inexhaustible source of inspiration and eternity.  The forest in Japanese art is a way of conveying philosophical overtones, reflecting the thoughts and ideas of the creator. This is perseverance, harmony of man with nature and philosophy. The display of the forest is an opportunity to show the unity of man with nature.