Art of Japan and Maekawa Senpan: Countryside Ladies – Modern Tokyo Times

Art of Japan and Maekawa Senpan: Countryside Ladies – Modern Tokyo Times

Art of Japan and Maekawa Senpan: Countryside Ladies Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Maekawa Senpan (1888-1960) is famous for sosaku hanga (creative prints). This is despite studying oil painting under Asai Chū (1856-1907). He was a political radical – and artistically, very independent. Accordingly, his focus on the countryside – and countryside ladies in this article – impacted his life. The British Museum says: “Maekawa was one of the great …