New Sketches of the Field (Shin yagai shohin)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art of Japan
Description
Four deckle-edged cream sheets are shown together: a title cover for New Sketches of the Field (Shin yagai shōhin) by Maekawa Senpan, printed in dusty pink and cream with a mountain silhouette behind vertical black Japanese text, and three color woodblock illustrations. The illustrations, in flat olive green, teal blue, cream, and red with black outlines, depict a woman in a red headscarf walking through tall reeds, a man in white poling a wooden boat past blue mountains and gray water, and a red-hooded figure carrying bundled logs along a rocky shore backed by orange-gold autumn trees. All three scenes are outdoor, waterside settings with simplified, flatly colored figures and foliage.
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Frequently Asked Questions
New Sketches of the Field (Shin yagai shohin) was created by Maekawa Senpan (前川千帆).
New Sketches of the Field (Shin yagai shohin) depicts landscapes.