“House on the River”, by Shotei. This is a crepe version and is an antique frame. Please see photos for detailed condition. Frame shows wear commensurate with age. Japanese Woodblock Print, Takahashi Shotei also called Hiroaki. A rare copy of a beautiful possibly pre-earthquake? Small print (4″ x 8 1/2″ inches) with very narrow margins. Japanese print 8 1/2″ x 4″. Frame 11 5/8″ 6 7/8″. At a young age he was trained in Nihon-ga, the traditional Japanese painting style by his uncle Matsumoto Fuko, and beginning around 1907 Shotei started designing for the Watanabe Color Print Company. Shotei was among the first designers to be recruited into Watanabe’s stable of artists, which would later expand to include Goyo, Shinsui, Hasui, Kasamatsu, Koson and Koitsu among others. The fires ignited by the earthquake raged for three days, and Watanabe’s print shop and all the woodblocks created by Shotei and the other early shin hanga artists, were destroyed. After the earthquake Shotei created another 250 prints mostly depicting scenic Japanese landscapes in the shin hanga style he had helped to define. He continued to work for Watanabe, but also worked with the publishers Fusui Gabo and Shobido Tanaka, where he had more control over the finished print than was possible with Watanabe. Shotei used a variety of names, signatures and seals during his lifetime. From 1907 until 1922 he used the name Shotei, and after 1922 Hiroaki and Komei. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “pennfarthing” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Primary Material: Paper
• Color: Multi-Color
• Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
• Featured Refinements: Japanese Woodblock Print
• Region of Origin: Japan
• Age: 1900-1940
• Maker: Shotei Hiroaki Takahashi