$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 39 of The Tale of Genji — Yugiri (夕霧, "Evening Mist") — depicts Prince Yugiri's complex love for the widow Ochiba no Miya, his persistent courtship becoming entangled with his grief for the dead Kashiwagi and his own marital obligations. The "evening mist" of the title is a poetic image of obscured vision — both the literal autumn mist and the metaphorical mist of emotional confusion — and Maeda Masao's illustration captures this atmospheric ambiguity through his characteristic combination of natural imagery and courtly figure composition.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Chapter 39- Yugiri - 夕霧 was created by Maeda Masao (前田政雄).
Chapter 39- Yugiri - 夕霧 depicts figures, bijin-ga, and night scenes.
