$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 51 of The Tale of Genji — Ukifune (浮舟, "A Boat Drifting on the Water") — depicts the tragic Ukifune, who finds herself impossibly divided between the loves of Niou and Kaoru and attempts to drown herself in the Uji River. The "drifting boat" of the title is one of the novel's most powerful images — a human being without anchor, carried helplessly by emotional currents — and Maeda Masao's illustration for this climactic chapter captures the desperate situation of the character through the visual language of water, drift, and loss.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Chapter 51 - Ukifune was created by Maeda Masao (前田政雄).
Chapter 51 - Ukifune depicts figures, rivers & lakes, and bijin-ga.
