Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Takahashi Shotei (Kakei) "Evening Village & Bridge" (Pre-earthquake) NO RESERVE.
Image Size: 6.5"H*14.75"W
Title: "Evening Village & Bridge"
This is a very nice Takahashi Shotei (Kakei) woodblock. Before 1923, pre-earthquake (blocks destroyed). Publisher Watanabe Shozaburo. Very good colors. Lightly age-toned. Shotei.com website #K-5 this is the pre-earthquake. |
Artist: Takahashi Shotei Title: Riverside Village Under a Full Moon Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Edition: First and only. Date: 1909 Publisher: S. Watanabe
Size: 6 -3/4 x 15 " Condition: Very fine.
Notes: Red "K-1" Seal. Signed: Kakei. The "Kakei" name was used only in the very early years of Watanabe's partnership with Shotei. Uncatalogued in both major publications - Folk Museum and Collected Print Works of Shotei Takahashi.
An exceedingly rare and early pre-earthquake design by Shotei. |