About This Print
Printed during the artist's lifetime by Takahashi Studio which printed a number of Maeda's designs in the 1960s and 1970s.
April Hall (Shigatsu-dō), an Important Cultural Property, is located in the Todai Temple grounds and was built in the Edo period. It is called April Hall for the special prayer ceremony,
Hokke Sanmai, held there every April.
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #687 |
| Title | Nara Shigatsu-dō (April Hall) 奈良 四月堂
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Artist
| Maeda Masao (1904-1974)
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Signature
| unsigned
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| Seal | Maeda 前田
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| Publication Date | 1970
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| Edition | 7 of 20
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| Publisher | self-published
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| Carver | self-carved |
| Printer | printed on verso: Takahashi studio 高橋工房 printed (suru) 摺
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| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | excellent - several small spots of foxing in margin; minor handling creases
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| Genre | sosaku-hanga (creative print)
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| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | dai-ōban
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| H x W Paper | 20 7/8 x 15 1/2 in. (53 x 39.4 cm)
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| H x W Image | 17 3/4 x 13 in. (45.1 x 33 cm)
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