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.
Enoura Beach on the Izu Peninsula faces Suruga Bay, and a winter moon rising over the Pacific gave Hasui the opportunity for a cold, clear nocturnal composition in this January 1939 print. The Tsuki no Enoura title specifies the moon's presence as the organizing element — the beach in deep shadow, the bay surface catching the lunar reflection in long, shimmering bands. The Izu Pacific coast in winter had a stark, open quality suited to Hasui's cold moonlight palette.
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 Enoura Beach (Tsuki no Enoura) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in January 1939.
Moon at Enoura Beach (Tsuki no Enoura) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Moon at Enoura Beach (Tsuki no Enoura) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (January 1939).
Moon at Enoura Beach (Tsuki no Enoura) depicts seascapes and moonlight.
