$500–$4,000. Common landscapes: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Maeda Masao's atmospheric mountain and landscape prints have a dedicated following among sosaku-hanga collectors.
Akashi — both the name of a specific chapter (Chapter 13) of The Tale of Genji and the location on the Akashi coast west of Osaka where Genji lives in exile — appears multiple times in Maeda Masao's Genji series, reflecting the chapter's importance in the novel's development of Genji's character and the introduction of the Akashi Lady. This composition depicts the coastal exile setting — the fisherman's world that Genji inhabits temporarily as punishment for court intrigues — with the atmospheric and decorative sensibility that Maeda brought to his entire Genji series.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Akashi was created by Maeda Masao (前田政雄).
Akashi depicts figures, seascapes, and moonlight.
