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.
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.
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.
New Views of Japan (Sapporo area) was created by Maeda Masao (前田政雄).
New Views of Japan (Sapporo area) depicts landscapes.
