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.
This woodblock print presents a view of the Yoyogi district of Tokyo, an area associated with the Meiji Shrine and its surrounding forest. Fukazawa's vantage point likely takes in some combination of the neighborhood's residential streets, tree-lined avenues, and the forested parkland that makes Yoyogi a green island within the metropolis. The title's phrasing, A View at Yoyogi, suggests a specific observation point rather than a panoramic survey, grounding the image in a particular moment of looking. Fukazawa was active during a period when artists worked to document Tokyo's neighborhoods before postwar redevelopment altered them beyond recognition, giving prints like this one a documentary value that deepens with time.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
A View at Yoyogi was created by Sakuichi Fukazawa (深沢索一).
A View at Yoyogi depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and trees.
