Untitled (maeda-toshiro)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- British Museum
Description
This untitled woodblock print by Maeda Toshiro enters the catalog without the orienting framework that a title provides. The absence of a name may indicate that the original inscription was lost, illegible, or never translated from Japanese for Western markets. Untitled works ask more of the viewer, demanding engagement with visual content unmediated by verbal cues. Maeda's woodblock technique remains fully present regardless, the carved lines, registered colors, and pressed pigments communicating whatever the print depicts without the assistance of a descriptive label. The parenthetical artist attribution serves as the only textual anchor.
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
Untitled (maeda-toshiro) was created by Maeda Toshiro (前田藤四郎).
Untitled (maeda-toshiro) depicts landscapes and abstract.