$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.
A girl in a Western hat — the combination of traditional Japanese dress or features with the borrowed clothing of Western fashion that became a subject of considerable interest to early Showa-era artists documenting Japan's cultural transitions — is depicted in Maeda Masao's direct graphic style. The Western hat on a Japanese child created a compositional and cultural contrast that artists of the interwar period treated with varying degrees of irony, nostalgia, and celebration of modernity. Maeda's treatment is likely characterized by straightforward observation rather than cultural commentary.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Girl with western hat was created by Maeda Masao (前田政雄).
Girl with western hat depicts children and daily life.
