Cryptomeria and Hut in Rain
- Date:
- 20th century
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 37.5 × 16.3 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Description
A lone cryptomeria stands in sheeting rain beside a simple thatched hut, the great conifer's layered branches each weighed down with accumulated water. Shotei renders the scene through the curtain of rain itself — vertical stripes that soften all edges and reduce the world to the essential contrast between the dark upright trunk and the pale rain-blurred air around it. The subject belongs to Shotei's long engagement with rain as a compositional force, one that allowed the bokashi technique to express the very feel of wet weather.
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$1,100
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Frequently Asked Questions
Cryptomeria and Hut in Rain was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭) in 20th century.
Cryptomeria and Hut in Rain uses Bokashi, on woodblock print; ink and color on paper.
Cryptomeria and Hut in Rain was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (20th century).
Cryptomeria and Hut in Rain depicts rain and trees.
Cryptomeria and Hut in Rain measures 37.5 × 16.3 cm (Oban format).