January 1970 calendar page with image of rubbing pad (baren)
by Maeda Masao
- Date:
- c. 1970
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions:
- 21.1 × 13.5 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
by Maeda Masao
$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 January 1970 calendar page featuring an image of a baren — the circular rubbing pad used to transfer ink from woodblock to paper, one of the most essential tools of the printmaker's craft — is a woodblock print that takes printmaking itself as its subject. Made circa 1970, this calendar print was likely produced as a gift or promotional item for Maeda Masao's professional circle, the baren's appearance celebrating the tool that was the most direct embodiment of the sosaku-hanga ethic: the artist's own hand pressing paper against block. The composition combines the utilitarian with the celebratory.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
January 1970 calendar page with image of rubbing pad (baren) was created by Maeda Masao (前田政雄) in c. 1970.
January 1970 calendar page with image of rubbing pad (baren) depicts still life and craftspeople.
January 1970 calendar page with image of rubbing pad (baren) measures 21.1 × 13.5 cm.
