$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.
Chapter 36 of The Tale of Genji — Kashiwagi (柏木, "The Oak Tree") — depicts the death of Kashiwagi, whose guilt over his violation of the Third Princess has destroyed his will to live, while Genji observes the dying man's suffering with complex emotions that include recognition of karmic retribution for his own past transgressions. Maeda Masao's illustration for this chapter of guilt, punishment, and mortality captures its somber atmosphere through his characteristic decorative language, the oak tree of the title — symbol of masculine strength failing — providing a compositional anchor.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Chapter 36 - Kashiwagi - 柏木 was created by Maeda Masao (前田政雄).
Chapter 36 - Kashiwagi - 柏木 depicts figures, bijin-ga, and trees.
