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.
Mount Myoko in Niigata prefecture — the volcanic peak celebrated as one of Japan's most beautiful mountains — depicted at dawn, when the first light catches its summit while the valleys below remain in deep shadow. Henmi's dawn mountain subjects combine two of his most frequent interests: the quality of early morning light, with its particular clarity and directionality, and the alpine grandeur of Japan's interior mountain ranges. At dawn, Myoko's volcanic form was most clearly revealed against a sky moving from dark to pale.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Mt Myoko-zan at dawn was created by Henmi Takashi (逸見享).
Mt Myoko-zan at dawn depicts landscapes, snow scenes, and night scenes.
