$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.
Kyoto Port Festival (神戸港祭) — in Japanese the title reads as "Kobe Harbor Festival," the port festival of Kobe rather than Kyoto — depicts the summer celebration at the great port city of Hyogo Prefecture, likely including the festival ships, fireworks, and harbor decorations that characterized Kobe's maritime festival culture. Maeda Masao's bold graphic style was well-suited to capturing the visual energy of festival scenes, the bright colors and celebratory crowd of a harbor festival providing rich material for his direct sosaku-hanga printmaking approach.
1940
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Boshu Taikai
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
September 1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Kyoto Port Festival — 神戸港祭 was created by Maeda Masao (前田政雄).
Kyoto Port Festival — 神戸港祭 depicts seascapes and summer, set at Kyoto.
