Fishing Village, Shôwa period, mid 20th century
by Maeda Masao
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Description
A fishing village depicted in Maeda Masao's sosaku-hanga manner, the self-carved and self-printed woodblock technique that distinguished him and his circle from the collaborative shin-hanga tradition. The village scene combines Maeda's characteristic bold black line work — inspired by both traditional Japanese ink painting and the broader international modernist interest in graphic clarity — with the naturalistic subject matter of Japan's coastal communities. The boats, nets, and modest buildings of the fishing village are rendered with a directness that reflects both the sosaku-hanga ethic of the artist's direct hand in the work and Maeda's particular feeling for rural Japanese life.
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Fishing Village, Shôwa period, mid 20th century was created by Maeda Masao (前田政雄).
Fishing Village, Shôwa period, mid 20th century depicts animals and village scenes.