Sunrise — 日の出
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Typical Price
With only 14 completed designs, all Goyo prints are intrinsically scarce. Non-bijin subjects (landscapes, still life) tend toward the lower end of his market but remain far above typical shin-hanga prices. Christie's estimated his "Mount Ibuki in Snow" at $5,000–$10,000 in early 2026.
- Later impressions: $1,000–$3,000
- Good impressions: $3,000–$8,000
- Exceptional impressions: $8,000–$20,000
Description
A sunrise composition — "hi no de" — representing a departure from Goyo's primary subject of the beautiful woman into the landscape mode he explored in several of his rare landscape prints. The sunrise was an inherently auspicious subject in Japanese art, associated with the New Year and with the sun goddess Amaterasu, and Goyo brings to it the same tonal refinement and atmospheric precision that define his bijin works. The rising light modeled in subtle bokashi gradations creates a composition of extraordinary visual quietude.
More Prints by Hashiguchi Goyo
More Landscapes Prints
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
Woodblock print
The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sunrise — 日の出 was created by Hashiguchi Goyo (橋口五葉) in Not set.
Sunrise — 日の出 was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Not set).
Sunrise — 日の出 depicts landscapes, seascapes, and night scenes.