Japanese Print by Maeda Masao, 前田政雄 (Ebina, Masao)

This print is documented under both the name Maeda Masao (前田政雄) and Ebina Masao, indicating either a shared identity or close professional relationship between the two names — a not uncommon circumstance among twentieth-century Japanese print artists who used alternate go or studio names. Without a chapter title or descriptive subtitle, the specific subject cannot be confirmed, but given Ebina's primary body of work, the print most likely belongs to the Genji Monogatari series. The composition probably features one or more Heian court figures rendered in the quiet, classical mode characteristic of Genji illustration — layered robes suggested through color registration, architectural framing through interior screens or garden corridors, and subtle seasonal botanical detail providing temporal context.