C17- Night Scene at Itako
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Catalog number C17 shows Itako — a canal town in Ibaraki Prefecture known for its iris gardens and flat waterway landscape — at night, the canal reflecting the lights of buildings along its banks while the flat fen country extends into darkness. Itako's grid of channels and low-slung wooden bridges made it one of the most distinctive small-town landscapes near Tokyo, and Shotei renders it at the hour when the water becomes a mirror for artificial light. The night treatment amplifies the sense of stillness and isolation that the canal town possessed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
C17- Night Scene at Itako was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).
C17- Night Scene at Itako uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
C17- Night Scene at Itako was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
C17- Night Scene at Itako depicts night scenes.