A Great Orig Japanese Woodblock Print Maeda Masao 前田 政雄Ooshima Showa 21 (1946) Self_Carved and Self_Print

This is a Great very beautiful and rare SELF_CARVED and SELF_PRINT ORIGINAL Japanese Shin Hanga woodblock print “Anko of Ooshima from the series “Picture notes of Japanese Native Customs” “signed by the famous Showa Shin Hanga woodblock master Maeda Masao 前田 政雄 (1904-1974) made in Showa 21, which is 1945 IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.  This is an ORIGINAL woodblock print about 80 years old.  This woodblock print is one of the core collections of many gorgeous, different-styled Japanese woodblock print collections in my family, which we are gradually selling. The exactly same woodblock print is shown on https://ukiyo-e.org/image/jaodb/Maeda_Masao-Picture_Notes_on_Native_Customs_of_Japan-An_Anko_of_Ooshima-00042914-110413-F06.  Masao Maeda (前田 政雄, December, 1904 - March 27, 1974) was a woodblock print artist, born in Hakodate on the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. In 1923 Maeda met Hiratsuka Un'ichi, a leader of the sosaku-hanga "creative prints" movement. In 1925 he relocated to Tokyo and joined the Kawabata Painting School. The print size is 8 x 11 inches.  The colors, which are vivid and vibrant, are in layers.  All four borders are intact.  The artist’s signature “Maeda Masao” is in the right border.  The colors, which are vivid and vibrant, are in layers.   This woodblock print is attached to an original Japanese folder only at the two corner tips of left edge and strong ink bleeding can be seen through the back of the original Japanese mulberry Washi paper.  On the bottom of the folder, it says “Maeda Masao 前田 政, Anko of Ooshima, Showa 21, (Self_Carved and Self_Print).  This original woodblock print is IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.  It is hard to find an original Japanese woodblock print of such a beautiful and rare scene signed by the famous Showa Shin Hanga woodblock print master Maeda Masao in the public nowadays.  This woodblock print is definitely an incredible piece for collecting.  Shipping is $16 dollars anywhere in US via USPS priority mail with insurance and tracking.  International shipping charges are US$25 through airmail WITHOUT insurance, buyers will have to assume all the risks during the mailing.  We do combined shipping.  If more than one item is purchased at the same time, the highest shipping cost will be charged. All items will be shipped together. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL SELF_CARVED AND SELF_PRINT JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT SIGNED BY THE FAMOUS SHOWA SHIN HANGA WOODBLOCK PRINT MASTER MAEDA MASAO MADE IN SHOWA 21 (1946).  IT IS NOT A RE-CUT, REPRODUCTION, OR LITHO PRINT. (SF24_20220319_1)