$2,000–$15,000. Common subjects: $2,000–$5,000. Key value factors: Yamamura's Art Deco-influenced designs are particularly sought after. Kabuki actor prints and bold modern compositions command the highest prices.
Titled Yuuyake in Japanese, this [oban](/glossary/oban) woodblock print depicts the warm light of a setting sun. Sunset subjects allowed Toyonari to work with the [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) (gradated color) technique that was central to [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) printmaking, building up layers of warm color from deep orange and red through gold to pale sky. The composition likely features a landscape or seascape silhouetted against the evening light, a subject that connects to centuries of Japanese artistic engagement with transient atmospheric effects. Toyonari's treatment of sunset differs from his theatrical work in its emphasis on color gradation over line. Where actor prints rely on the key-block outline, a sunset scene privileges the smooth transitions between color zones that skilled printers achieved through careful application of pigment to dampened woodblocks.
1919
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Woodblock print
1920
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with mica
1920
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with nikawa and embossing
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.
Sunset — 夕焼け was created by Yamamura Toyonari (山村豊成).
Sunset — 夕焼け uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Sunset — 夕焼け was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Sunset — 夕焼け depicts landscapes and night scenes.