Katsushika
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Katsushika, the river district in northeastern Tokyo associated with the ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai, presented Shotei with a landscape of flat farmland, canals, and the Arakawa and Edo Rivers. The district retained its rural character well into the twentieth century, its low-lying fields and waterways offering a contrast to the urbanizing center of the city. Shotei's treatment honors the Hokusai association while bringing his own atmospheric sensibility to the flat, water-rich landscape of this traditionally agricultural area.
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Featured in Collections
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Frequently Asked Questions
Katsushika was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).
Katsushika was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Katsushika depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and village scenes.