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M-34 - Futayado - Moon at old country house by Takahashi Shotei — Japanese Woodblock print

M-34 - Futayado - Moon at old country house

by Takahashi Shotei

Shin-hanga
MoonlightNight Scenes
Bokashi
Medium:
Woodblock print
Format:
Oban
Edition:
Published by Watanabe Shozaburo

Description

Catalog number M-34 shows a country house — "Futayado," perhaps a specific inn or rural residence — under the full moon, the thatched or tiled roof catching the lunar light while the surrounding garden or farmyard lies in gentle shadow. Shotei's rural moonlight scenes possess a quality of almost complete stillness — the countryside at night, the moon high enough to illuminate without casting deep shadows, the world simplified into pale surfaces and dark masses. The "old country house" designation gives the scene a nostalgic quality, the moon shining on a traditional Japan.

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Frequently Asked Questions

M-34 - Futayado - Moon at old country house was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).

M-34 - Futayado - Moon at old country house uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.

M-34 - Futayado - Moon at old country house was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.

M-34 - Futayado - Moon at old country house depicts moonlight and night scenes.