Snow and night scenes traditionally command higher prices. 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.
Children build a snowman in a northeastern district of the city — the specific northeast (shitamachi) areas of Tokyo that retained the working-class character and dense community life of the old Edo plebeian districts. Henmi's urban subjects often include figures, and the children at play in snow combine the social observation of his city prints with the winter atmosphere of his snow landscapes. The snowman, built from the neighborhood's communal snow, is both an object of play and a seasonal emblem.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Children making a Snowman in the Northeast District was created by Henmi Takashi (逸見享).
Children making a Snowman in the Northeast District depicts urban scenes, snow scenes, and children.
