A Flower Seller
- Date:
- 1951
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
$500–$4,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Maekawa's early sosaku-hanga works are historically significant. Bold, expressive prints are most valued.
"A Flower Seller" is a [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) botanical print by Maekawa Senpan, created during the Taisho and Showa periods. This work belongs to the rich tradition of Japanese flower painting, translated into the woodblock medium with characteristic refinement.
Maekawa Senpan captures the subject with delicate precision, rendering petals, leaves, and stems with the attention to natural detail that characterizes the finest Japanese botanical art. The color palette reflects the artist's sensitivity to the flower's natural hues, enhanced by the luminous quality of woodblock printing.
This print represents Maekawa Senpan's contribution to the sosaku-hanga tradition during the Taisho and Showa periods. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
1945
Color woodblock print
1945
Color woodblock print
湯浴みする女
c. 1933
Color woodblock print
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
A Flower Seller was created by Maekawa Senpan (前川千帆) in 1951.
A Flower Seller depicts birds & flowers.
