National Treasure Red Gate (Kokuhô Sekimon), from "Memories of Tokyo" (Tôkyô kaikô zue) / Maeda Masao
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2004/1.112
- Title
- National Treasure Red Gate (Kokuhô Sekimon), from "Memories of Tokyo" (Tôkyô kaikô zue)
- Artist
- Maeda Masao
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1904 - 1974
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1945
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Gilbert M. Frimet
- Inscription
- Signature (printed): Maeda Masao
- Seal: Masa
- Dimensions
- 20.1 cm x 27 cm (7 15/16 in. x 10 5/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- color print
- Secondary Object Classification
- Secondary Object Type
- landscape
- Physical Description
- This print depicts the National Treasure Red Gate, from the series "Memories of Tokyo."
- Subject Matter
- Maeda Masao was a member of the Creative Print (sôsaku hanga) movement, a group of artists dedicated to bringing individualism, experimentation, and autonomy to Japan’s centuries old ukiyo-e tradition. Landscape was a major subject of his prints. This work is one of fifteen prints that become the set titled "Recollections of Tokyo," published by Fugaku Shuppansha in 1945.
- Secondary Keywords
- architectural elements
- asia (continent)
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- gates and gate components
- gateway components
- gateways and gateway components
- geographic and political locations
- japan (nation)
- kanto (region)
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- openings (architectural elements)
- openings and opening components
- openings by form
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- tokyo (metropolis)
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2130 x 1558
- File Size
- 442 KB
- Record
- 2004/1.112
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2004-sl-1.112/2004_1_112.jpg
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"National Treasure Red Gate (Kokuhô Sekimon), from "Memories of Tokyo" (Tôkyô kaikô zue); Maeda Masao." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2004-sl-1.112/2004_1_112.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 11, 2024.