Inlet in Hokkaido
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- mfa
Typical Price
$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.
Description
An inlet in Hokkaido — the northernmost major island of Japan, its coastline dramatically different from the warmer seas of Honshu, its water colder and its skies more changeable — is Senpan's subject in this undated print. Senpan traveled extensively within Japan, and his Hokkaido landscapes reflect the particular quality of the northern island's light and landscape: starker, more elemental, less softened by the cultural associations that surrounded the more famous landscapes of central Japan. The inlet setting, sheltered from the open sea, concentrates this quality.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Inlet in Hokkaido was created by Maekawa Senpan (前川千帆).
Inlet in Hokkaido depicts rivers & lakes.