The Sun is Longing for the Sea
- Medium:
- Photography
- Dimensions:
- 48.3 × 33 cm
- Image courtesy of
- Ronin Gallery
"The Sun is Longing for the Sea" is a contemporary Japanese photography print by Hiroshi Yamazaki, created during the contemporary. This work demonstrates the artist's distinctive approach to light and sun through the medium of Japanese woodblock printing.
Yamazaki was a pioneering photographer who stripped photography to its elemental relationship between light and the photosensitive surface. His work questions conventional photographic methods through direct encounters with sunlight and horizon.
This print represents Hiroshi Yamazaki's contribution to the contemporary Japanese photography tradition during the contemporary. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.

Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print

1934
Color woodblock print; oban

n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
The Sun is Longing for the Sea was created by Hiroshi Yamazaki (山崎博).
The Sun is Longing for the Sea depicts landscapes and seascapes.
The Sun is Longing for the Sea measures 48.3 × 33 cm.