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.
"July" (其七 海水浴 — "the seventh, sea bathing") from 1898 depicts the July practice of kaisuiyoku (sea bathing), the newly fashionable Meiji-era leisure activity that brought women and children to coastal resorts for ocean swimming. This July entry in what appears to be a monthly series connects the peak summer month with its characteristic outdoor recreation, the sea bathing scene becoming the emblem of July's specific pleasures. Shuntei renders the beach scene with the combination of social observation and seasonal awareness that characterized his best genre work.
July — 其七 海水浴 was created by Miyagawa Shuntei (宮川春汀) in 1898.
July — 其七 海水浴 depicts figures, seascapes, and daily life.
