New Views of Japan (Sapporo area)
by Maeda Masao
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art of Japan
Description
New Views of Japan (Sapporo area) is one of Maeda Masao's contributions to the "shin meisho" (new famous places) genre that updated the traditional topographic print series for a modernizing Japan. The Sapporo area, with its distinctive Hokkaido landscape of wide plains, volcanic mountains, and the planned grid of Japan's newest major city, gave him material for a landscape series that could not be confused with the ancient capitals or coastal scenery that dominated traditional meisho subject matter. The print documents the landscape of twentieth-century Hokkaido with his characteristic bold graphic clarity.
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Frequently Asked Questions
New Views of Japan (Sapporo area) was created by Maeda Masao (前田政雄).
New Views of Japan (Sapporo area) depicts landscapes.