Night views with moonlight and lantern effects carry a 20–30% premium over comparable daytime scenes. The dramatic tonal contrasts required for nocturnal subjects make impression quality especially important — fine examples from pre-war printings show a depth of color that later editions rarely match. Prints with well-preserved black areas and accurate moonlight bokashi command the highest prices. Pre-war lifetime editions bearing the Watanabe copyright seal (A through G types, 1926–1944) are the most desirable.
Enoshima is a small island off Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, accessible by a causeway and famous for its cave shrines and seafood restaurants. At night under a full moon the island's silhouette — its rocky profile, lighthouse, and shrine rooftops — reflects in the calm inner bay. This 1933 print shows the moonlit scene with the island's reflection in the water and its characteristic rocky outline against a lunar sky. The Tsukiyo no Enoshima title specifies moonlit night rather than moonrise.
1940
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Boshu Taikai
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
September 1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Moon at Enoshima Beach (Tsukiyo no Enoshima) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1933.
Moon at Enoshima Beach (Tsukiyo no Enoshima) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Moon at Enoshima Beach (Tsukiyo no Enoshima) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1933).
Moon at Enoshima Beach (Tsukiyo no Enoshima) depicts seascapes and moonlight.
