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.
Hira — a name shared by several places in Japan, most notably the Hira Mountains (Hirazandake) along the western shore of Lake Biwa in Shiga prefecture — appears as the subject of a Henmi landscape. The Hira mountains were celebrated for their winter snow views across Lake Biwa, the combination of white mountains and the vast expanse of Japan's largest lake creating compositions of exceptional breadth and calm. Henmi's rendering brings his sosaku-hanga graphic sensibility to this celebrated landscape.
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Hira was created by Henmi Takashi (逸見享).
Hira depicts snow scenes, rivers & lakes, and mountains.
