ASA NO KAWA GOSHOKU
by Maeda Masao
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
Typical Price
$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.
Description
ASA NO KAWA GOSHOKU — "Five Colors of Morning River" — is one of Maeda Masao's landscape series prints, the bold sosaku-hanga title suggesting a compositional exploration of the chromatic range visible in a river scene at dawn, when the morning light produces the maximum tonal variety on water surface, bank, and reflected sky. Maeda's interest in color as both descriptive and compositional element found expression in landscape series where the same motif was examined in different chromatic conditions, the five-color title suggesting a systematic approach to the morning palette.
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Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
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1920
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Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
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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
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Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
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Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
ASA NO KAWA GOSHOKU was created by Maeda Masao (前田政雄).
ASA NO KAWA GOSHOKU depicts landscapes and rivers & lakes.