Men moving a cart at night
- Date:
- 1930s
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 5.6 × 7.6 cm
Shotei produced a wide range of subjects throughout his career under publishers Watanabe and Daikokuya. Signed, sealed lifetime editions consistently outperform unsigned export-market copies.
At night, men labor to move a heavily loaded cart through the streets — the physical effort of their work rendered by Shotei with an unusual directness for a [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) print. The 1930s dating situates this within the modernizing Tokyo that still relied heavily on human-powered transport even as the city filled with motor vehicles and electric trams. The lamplight or gaslight that illuminates the workers' faces gives the scene its compositional center while the surrounding darkness amplifies the impression of nighttime physical effort.
Woodblock print
Teradomari no yau
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
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1947
Color woodblock print; oban
March 1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Men moving a cart at night was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭) in 1930s.
Men moving a cart at night uses Bokashi, on woodblock print, ink and color on paper.
Men moving a cart at night was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1930s).
Men moving a cart at night depicts night scenes.
Men moving a cart at night measures 5.6 × 7.6 cm (Oban format).
