Catalog ID: 10996
Artist: Takahashi Shotei
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title: Snow
Edition: First
Date: 1909
Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co.
Reference No.: Folk #111
Size: 10 x 7 " (chuban)
Condition: Very fine
Notes:
Artist: Takahashi Shotei
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title: Snow
Edition: First
Date: 1909
Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co.
Reference No.: Folk #111
Size: 10 x 7 " (chuban)
Condition: Very fine
Notes:
Embossing throughout, with the use of gofun to mimic falling snow. A seldom seen chuban size pre-quake snow scene.
Yanaka is famously one of the most quaint and aged locations in Tokyo. It was spared during Allied bombings in WWII and survived the Great Kanto Earthquake and Fire of 1923. In the past, the area was a thriving artisan town housing some of the country’s most famous artists.