Miyajima in the Mist (Kiri no Miyajima)

Edition period is the primary value driver for Hasui prints. Pre-war lifetime editions with the Watanabe copyright seal (A through D types) consistently achieve 3–5× the price of posthumous reprints of the same design. Condition is the second key factor — unfaded colors, full margins, and absence of foxing or staining are essential. Subject matter (snow > rain > night > other) provides a further modifier within each edition tier. This postwar design (1946–1957) bears the small 6mm J-seal on lifetime impressions — authentic but from the artist's final decade, when block quality had declined from peak period.

• Pre-war lifetime edition (Watanabe seal, 1926–1944): $1,000–$4,000
• Postwar lifetime edition (J-seal, 1946–1957): $400–$1,500
• Posthumous/Heisei edition (seal K/I, 1957–present): $150–$600