Sunset Glow in Yanaka (Yanaka no yube), from the series "Twelve Months of Tokyo (Tokyo junikagetsu)"
Yanaka no yube
by Kawase Hasui
- Series:
- Twelve Months of Tokyo (print 3 of 12)
- Date:
- 1921
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 27.9 × 29.2 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Typical Price
Part of the Twelve Months of Tokyo series, this sunset scene in the Yanaka district bathes a traditional Tokyo neighborhood in warm evening light. Lifetime editions sell for $800-$3,500. Sunset compositions require the printer to master warm color gradation, and Yanaka's association with old-world Tokyo charm makes this an especially atmospheric entry in a consistently strong series.
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