$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.
Sekitei at Ryoan-ji — the famous dry stone garden of the Rinzai Zen temple in northwest Kyoto, dated 1960 in available records — is Maeda Masao's treatment of what may be the most celebrated garden composition in Japan. The Ryoan-ji rock garden, with its fifteen stones arranged in carefully raked white gravel, has been interpreted as a Zen meditation space, a stylized seascape, and a compositional masterpiece, and its deceptive simplicity challenged any printmaker's ability to convey its spatial and philosophical complexity. Maeda's 1960 print engages this challenge with his characteristic bold graphic directness.
伏見稲荷
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
Uji Byodoin no ichibu
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Sekitei, Ryôan-ji, Shôwa period, dated 1960 was created by Maeda Masao (前田政雄).
Sekitei, Ryôan-ji, Shôwa period, dated 1960 depicts temples & shrines, religious, and gardens.
