Autumn
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- wbp
Typical Price
Key value factors: As self-carved and self-printed works, sosaku-hanga value is tied to the artist's reputation and edition size. Larger formats, earlier editions, and historically significant works command the highest prices.
- Common examples: $100–$500
- Good impressions: $500–$2,000
- Premium/scarce: $2,000–$10,000
Description
Autumn is a woodblock print that addresses the season through Maeda Toshiro's particular visual vocabulary. The fall foliage tag confirms the print engages with the changing colors that define Japanese autumn, from the fiery reds of maple to the golden tones of ginkgo. Maeda renders these seasonal markers through the layered color printing that woodblock allows, each hue requiring a separate carved block and a precise registration. The result builds autumn's richness gradually, color upon color, the same way the season itself deepens incrementally from the first cool nights of September to the bare branches of late November.
