Karuizawa New Road
- 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
The Karuizawa New Road — the modern highway built through the fashionable mountain resort of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, connecting the summer colony of diplomats and wealthy Tokyoites with the larger road network — is Senpan's subject in this undated print. Karuizawa's combination of cool mountain air, European-influenced resort architecture, and proximity to Tokyo made it the preferred summer destination of Japan's internationalized elite, and Senpan's "new road" subject captures the modernity that was transforming even this traditional mountain retreat.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Karuizawa New Road was created by Maekawa Senpan (前川千帆).
Karuizawa New Road depicts travel scenes.