ArtOfJapan
by Maeda Masao
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art of Japan
Description
A woodblock print by Maeda Masao included in a survey of Japanese art, situating his work within the broader continuum of printmaking from Edo-period ukiyo-e to postwar abstraction. Maeda contributed to the sosaku hanga movement, which prized individual artistic expression over the publisher-directed collaboration of traditional woodblock production. His presence in art-of-Japan collections acknowledges that the country's print heritage extends well beyond the famous names of Hokusai and Hiroshige to encompass twentieth-century artists who reimagined what a woodblock print could communicate.
More Prints by Maeda Masao
More Landscapes Prints
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
Woodblock print
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)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
ArtOfJapan was created by Maeda Masao (前田政雄).
ArtOfJapan depicts landscapes and abstract.