Hiratsuka : Star Festival in July
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Typical Price
$500–$6,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Sekino's prolific output keeps prices accessible. Portrait prints are most collected.
Description
The station of Hiratsuka in Kanagawa Prefecture appears here during the Tanabata — the Star Festival celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month — when the town's streets were hung with the tall bamboo poles and colorful streamers that mark the festival. Tanabata celebrates the annual meeting of the stars Vega and Altair across the Milky Way, and the station's festival transforms the ordinary post-town streetscape into a riot of color and movement.
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Featured in Collections
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Frequently Asked Questions
Hiratsuka : Star Festival in July was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
Hiratsuka : Star Festival in July depicts summer.