Pre-1923 Shotei prints are particularly prized because the Great Kanto Earthquake destroyed original woodblocks along with much of the Watanabe publishing house. Surviving pre-earthquake impressions carry a scarcity premium.
A full moon rises over the hillside at Sekiguchi, its silver light reflected in the still waters of a pond. Trees frame the composition, their dark silhouettes creating a natural window through which the moon is viewed. The graduated blue of the night sky deepens from pale near the horizon to deep indigo at the top, demonstrating Shotei''s mastery of atmospheric [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) printing.
![Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d0960668-1e73-339a-b182-fb995a54bff0/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
1947
Color woodblock print; oban
March 1933
Color woodblock print; oban
1919
Color woodblock print
January 1938
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Moon at Sekiguchi (関口の月) was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭) in c. 1920.
Moon at Sekiguchi uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Moon at Sekiguchi was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (c. 1920).
Moon at Sekiguchi depicts moonlight and night scenes.
