Tanabata Star Festival
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- japancoll
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 Tanabata Star Festival appears again in this undated Senpan print — distinct from his "Tanabata Festival" in composition or approach — the celestial romance of the annual stellar meeting given visual form through the festival's characteristic decorations and communal celebrations. Senpan returned to the Tanabata across his career as he returned to other major festivals, each version approaching the subject from a different angle or emphasizing different aspects of the celebration. The star festival's dual character — astronomical mythology and popular summer festivity — provided inexhaustible compositional material.
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広隆寺牛祭
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February (The Annual Festival of the Fushimi Inari)
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July (Gorgeous Procession of Yama-hoko or the Floats at the Gion Festival)
七月 (祇園祭山鉾巡行)
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August (The Bonfire Festival of the Daimonji Hill Viewed from the Sanjo Bridge)
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Tanabata Star Festival was created by Maekawa Senpan (前川千帆).
Tanabata Star Festival depicts summer.