Information
Date : 1926
Size : O-ban
Impression : Very good
Condition : Very good
Detail : Published by Watanabe
Takahashi Shotei (1871 - 1945) was an Ukiyo-e artist born in Asakusa, Tokyo. After studying Japanese-style painting and working as an illustrator, around 1906 he attended to producing of Ukiyo-e reproductions, which is said to be how he came to know Watanabe Shozaburo, the later publisher of Shin-Hanga. Since Shotei’s drawing for prints were so well received, Watanabe decided to produce "Shinsaku-Hanga" for export. Watanabe also produced more than 500 of Shotei's "Shin-Hanga" (distinct from Shinsaku-Hanga), but the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 destroyed the woodblocks and prints, and some of the prints were carefully reproduced afterwards. Therefore, works produced before the earthquake are rare.
弘明 is another name for Shotei. Shopping Guide & Information of the Japanese Prints