Catalog ID: CFA6331
Artist: (Kakei) Takahashi Shotei
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title: Evening
Edition: First and only
Date: c.1916
Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co.
Reference No.: Cat. #: O-43
Size: 15 x 10 "
Condition: Very fine
Notes:
Artist: (Kakei) Takahashi Shotei
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title: Evening
Edition: First and only
Date: c.1916
Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co.
Reference No.: Cat. #: O-43
Size: 15 x 10 "
Condition: Very fine
Notes:
An extremely scarce pre-quake nocturnal rain scene. Signed: 'Kakei', an early artist name used for T. Shotei.
The Ochanomizu District, in Tokyo literally means "tea water" in Japanese. The name refers to the area's historical significance, as the location was used to source water from the nearby Kanda River to make the Shogun's tea during the Edo period.