ArtOfJapan
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Art of Japan
Description
ArtOfJapan is a woodblock print whose compressed title suggests it was cataloged from a dealer listing or exhibition label rather than the artist's original inscription. Maeda Toshiro worked across a range of subjects, and this piece likely represents one of his explorations of a theme he considered quintessentially Japanese, whether landscape, figure, or still life. The generic title obscures the specific content, but the woodblock medium itself anchors the work in one of Japan's most celebrated art forms. The print stands as both individual artwork and representative of the broader tradition it belongs to.
More Prints by Maeda Toshiro
More Landscapes Prints
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
Woodblock print
The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
ArtOfJapan was created by Maeda Toshiro (前田藤四郎).
ArtOfJapan depicts landscapes.