Chapter 45 - Hashi-Hime - The Bride Maiden - 橋姫
by Maeda Masao
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Ohmi Gallery
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
Chapter 45 of The Tale of Genji — Hashihime (橋姫, "The Bridge Maiden") — opens the Uji chapters with the introduction of Prince Hachi and his two daughters at the remote Uji estate, the bridge maiden of the title being the tutelary spirit of Uji Bridge. Maeda Masao's illustration for this pivotal chapter that begins the novel's final movement captures the remote, melancholy atmosphere of the Uji setting — the river mist, the sound of the bridge, the isolated daughters waiting in their father's declining household — through the decorative compositional language he had developed for the full Genji series.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Chapter 45 - Hashi-Hime - The Bride Maiden - 橋姫 was created by Maeda Masao (前田政雄).
Chapter 45 - Hashi-Hime - The Bride Maiden - 橋姫 depicts bridges.