Golden-Rayed Lily — 山百合 - やまゆり

Medium:: Woodblock print
Format:: Oban
Source:: Japanese Art Open Database

Typical Price

$500–$4,000. Common works: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Hayashi's Paris-trained Fauvist style gives his work cross-cultural appeal. His death during WWII at 50 limits available works.

Description

"Golden-Rayed Lily — 山百合 - やまゆり" is a yoga (Western-style painting) botanical print by Hayashi Waichi, created during the Taisho to Showa periods. This work belongs to the rich tradition of Japanese flower painting, translated into the printing medium with characteristic refinement.

Hayashi Waichi captures the subject with delicate precision, rendering petals, leaves, and stems with the attention to natural detail that characterizes the finest Japanese botanical art. The color palette reflects the artist's sensitivity to the flower's natural hues, enhanced by the luminous quality of the printing technique.

This print represents Hayashi Waichi's contribution to the yoga (Western-style painting) tradition during the Taisho to Showa periods. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.