August — 其八 名月
- Date:
- 1898
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Typical Price
Key value factors: As self-carved and self-printed works, sosaku-hanga value is tied to the artist's reputation and edition size. Larger formats, earlier editions, and historically significant works command the highest prices.
- Common examples: $100–$500
- Good impressions: $500–$2,000
- Premium/scarce: $2,000–$10,000
Description
"August" (其八 名月 — "the eighth, harvest moon") from 1898 depicts the August moon-viewing tradition — the observation and celebration of the full moon, particularly the harvest moon (jugoya) that was one of the year's most important occasions for moon appreciation. Shuntei renders the moon-viewing scene with the characteristic composition of figure and celestial object: the moon itself prominent in the composition, the human figures arranged in the postures of shared appreciation, the nighttime quality achieved through careful tonal management.
![Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d0960668-1e73-339a-b182-fb995a54bff0/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
