Girl holding Red Fan
- Date:
- 1952
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print with traces of mica
- 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 girl holds a red fan with both hands — the fan's brilliant vermillion color dominating the composition's warm palette — in this 1952 Senpan print with traces of mica in the printing. The mica dust adds a subtle shimmer to the surface, enriching the red of the fan and giving the print a quality of tactile as well as visual richness. The girl's focused expression and formal grip on the fan suggest a ceremonial or festival context rather than everyday use, the fan an object of ritual significance as well as summer utility.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Girl holding Red Fan was created by Maekawa Senpan (前川千帆) in 1952.
Girl holding Red Fan depicts children and daily life.
