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.
From an unspecified harbor, the moon rises or hangs above the water — fishing and transport vessels at anchor in the foreground, their reflections broken by the slight chop, the lunar disc above them casting a silver path across the water. Shotei's harbor moonlight compositions combine the maritime world of working Japan with the classical moongazing tradition, grounding the celestial subject in the specificities of real harbors and real boats. The atmospheric [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) treatment around the moon gives the composition its characteristic nocturnal glow.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Moon from a Harbor was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).
Moon from a Harbor uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Moon from a Harbor was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Moon from a Harbor depicts landscapes, seascapes, and moonlight.
