Sunset at Tomonotsu, Inland Sea

Medium:: Woodblock print
Format:: Oban
Publisher:: Watanabe Shozaburo
Edition:: Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
Source:: Japanese Art Open Database

Typical Price

$800–$15,000. Common small-format designs: $800–$2,000. Key value factors: Shotei's work was widely exported, making common designs affordable. Larger oban format and first editions are most valued.

Description

"Sunset at Tomonotsu, Inland Sea" is a shin-hanga print by Takahashi Shotei, created during the Meiji to Showa periods. This work demonstrates the artist's distinctive approach to landscapes and rain through the medium of Japanese woodblock printing.

Shotei (also published as Hiroaki) created lyrical landscape prints known for their soft atmospheric effects, especially scenes of rain, snow, and twilight. His work bridges the Meiji and shin-hanga eras.

This print represents Takahashi Shotei's contribution to the shin-hanga tradition during the Meiji to Showa periods. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.