Shotei Takahashi Takahash Shotei. When he was 16 years old, he started a job with the Imperial Household Department of Foreign Affairs, where he copied the designs of foreign ceremonial objects. As with many Japanese woodblock artists over his lifetime he signed his work with various names and worked for several publishing companies. After studying art, Shotei and Terazaki Kogyo founded the Japan Youth Painting Society in 1889. In 1907, as a successful artist, he was recruited by Shzabur Watanabe to contribute to the Shin Hanga (“New Prints”) art movement in Japan. Watanabe helped to fulfill the Western demand for Ukiyoe woodblock prints which would be similar to familiar historical masters of that genre, including Hiroshige. In about 1921 Shotei added the artistic name of Hiroaki. In 1923 the Great Kanto earthquake (and subsequent fire) destroyed Watanabe’s facilities; this included all Shin Hanga woodblocks. Thus, Shotei recreated prior designs destroyed in the Great Kanto earthquake and also continued to produce new woodblocks. Shotei died of pneumonia on February 11, 1945. There is a persistent rumor that he died in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, but this is incorrect. Since Watanabe produced artwork for Western collectors there are numerous copies of Shotei woodblocks in Western museums including the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. Not examined out of frame. This print measures approximately. (38 cm x 16,5 cm) ; The framed dimensions are approximately: 18 1/4. 46 cm x 23. Condition : The print is in good condition. The frame has some minor scratches. Please look at pictures. The item “Hiroaki Shotei Takahashi (Japan, 1871-1945) Sudden Rain Japanese Woodblock Print” is in sale since Friday, July 5, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Art Prints”. The seller is “hourestate” and is located in Pikesville, Maryland. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
- Artist: Shotei Takahashi
- Style: Asian
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Printing Technique: Woodblock Printing
- Medium: Woodcut & Block
- Date of Creation: Unknown
- Original/Reproduction: Original Print
- Framed/Unframed: Framed under glass
- Signed: Signed
- Features: Framed
- Color: Multi-Color
- Subject: Figures
- Originality: Original
- Print Surface: Paper
