Mountain Peak
by Maeda Masao
- Date:
- 20th century
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
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.
Mountain Peak is a color woodblock print from the twentieth century depicting one of Japan's characteristic mountain forms — whether the volcanic cone of Fuji, the alpine drama of the Japan Alps, or the rounded granite peaks of the older mountain ranges. Maeda Masao's characteristic bold line work gives the mountain's form a graphic directness, the peak rising against a simplified sky with the clarity of a compositional statement rather than a meteorological observation. His mountain prints connect his work to the deep tradition of sacred mountain imagery in Japanese art while asserting a distinctly modern graphic sensibility.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Mountain Peak was created by Maeda Masao (前田政雄) in 20th century.
Mountain Peak depicts landscapes and mountains.
