Kakei (Shotei)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Kakei — a mountain stream cascading in rapids — was a subject dear to Shotei's landscape sensibility: the dynamic movement of water through rocky terrain, the spray and foam caught in the moment of impact, the forest and stone unchanged around the perpetual motion of the falls. The parenthetical "Shotei" in the title may identify this as one of his signed compositions from a specific series or album. Shotei's water compositions required careful carving to capture the varied rhythms of falling and cascading water.
More Prints by Takahashi Shotei
More Landscapes Prints
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
Woodblock print
The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Kakei (Shotei) was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).
Kakei (Shotei) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Kakei (Shotei) depicts landscapes, waterfalls, and rivers & lakes.