$500–$4,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Maekawa's early sosaku-hanga works are historically significant. Bold, expressive prints are most valued.
The hot spring at Yunohama in Yamagata Prefecture — a coastal onsen resort on the Sea of Japan side of the Tohoku region, known for its beach-side bathing facilities — is Senpan's subject in this undated nude print. Yunohama's combination of hot spring bathing and coastal setting gave Senpan the outdoor nudity subject that was most central to his practice, the women bathing in proximity to the sea rather than in the more contained environment of a mountain onsen. The coastal setting adds the additional visual element of light on water and the sense of open air.
Mutsu Tsuta onsen
1919
Color woodblock print; oban
1943
Color woodblock print
Autumn 1920
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
1924
Color woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Hot Spring at Yunohama, Yamagata Prefecture was created by Maekawa Senpan (前川千帆).
Hot Spring at Yunohama, Yamagata Prefecture depicts nude.
