$200–$1,500. Common flower prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Shoda Koho's elegant nature prints are beautifully produced and accessible to beginning collectors.
"A Watermill Affixed to a Shed" is a [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) botanical print by Shoda Koho, created during the Taisho and Showa periods. This work belongs to the rich tradition of Japanese flower painting, translated into the printing medium with characteristic refinement.
Shoda Koho captures the subject with delicate precision, rendering petals, leaves, and stems with the attention to natural detail that characterizes the finest Japanese botanical art. The color palette reflects the artist's sensitivity to the flower's natural hues, enhanced by the luminous quality of the printing technique.
This print represents Shoda Koho's contribution to the shin-hanga tradition during the Taisho and 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.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
A Watermill Affixed to a Shed was created by Koho Shoda (庄田耕峰).
A Watermill Affixed to a Shed depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and village scenes.
