Chapter 38 - A Singing Insect - 鈴虫
by Maeda Masao
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Ohmi Gallery
by Maeda Masao
$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 38 of The Tale of Genji — Suzumushi (鈴虫, "The Bell Cricket") — depicts the dedication ceremony for a private chapel Genji builds for the Third Princess following her taking of Buddhist vows, the singing of the bell cricket providing the chapter's atmospheric setting. Maeda Masao's illustration for this quiet chapter of religious ceremony and autumnal atmosphere likely employs the insect's association with autumn and melancholy, the bell cricket's plaintive song accompanying the religious ritual. The composition reflects the chapter's mood of resigned spiritual withdrawal.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Chapter 38 - A Singing Insect - 鈴虫 was created by Maeda Masao (前田政雄).
Chapter 38 - A Singing Insect - 鈴虫 depicts insects.
