C7- Moonrise at Tokumochi
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Catalog number C7 in Shotei's "C" series depicts the moon rising at Tokumochi, a coastal or rural location where the full or nearly full moon clears the horizon above trees or hills. Shotei's moonrise compositions were among his most technically demanding — the graduated sky behind the rising moon required precise bokashi work to achieve the luminous halo effect around the lunar disc without losing the atmospheric depth of the surrounding darkness. The Tokumochi setting gives this an intimate, locally observed quality.
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Frequently Asked Questions
C7- Moonrise at Tokumochi was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).
C7- Moonrise at Tokumochi uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
C7- Moonrise at Tokumochi was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
C7- Moonrise at Tokumochi depicts night scenes.