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.
A snow scene from 2002 — the dating unusual given that Henmi died in 1944, suggesting this may be a posthumous edition, a misdating, or a work by a different artist sharing a name. If attributed in error, the snow subject at least places the print within the aesthetic territory of Henmi's sosaku-hanga snow compositions, which were among his most celebrated. Snow subjects dominated the Japanese printmaking tradition as vehicles for exploring white space, atmospheric graduation, and the quieting of the visual world that winter snow brings.
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.
Snow, 2002 was created by Henmi Takashi (逸見享).
Snow, 2002 depicts snow scenes.
