Izu Nantan
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
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
Izu Nantan — the southern Izu Peninsula, a rugged volcanic landscape projecting south into the Pacific from Shizuoka Prefecture — is Senpan's subject in this undated print. The Izu Peninsula's dramatic coastal scenery, its isolated fishing villages, and its long tradition of exile and retreat — the peninsula was where political and cultural outcasts were sent throughout Japan's history — give the landscape a distinctive character that Senpan captures with the directness of a printmaker more interested in the specific feeling of a place than in its picturesque qualities.
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Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
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Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
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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)"
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Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Izu Nantan was created by Maekawa Senpan (前川千帆).
Izu Nantan depicts landscapes and seascapes.