Nagareyama
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Nagareyama, a riverside town on the Edo River northeast of Tokyo, was a gateway to the flat agricultural landscape of the Kanto plain — a world of canals, rice paddies, and wooden farmhouses that the shin-hanga movement captured before modernization transformed it. Shotei's treatment of the location likely shows a riverside view or town approach, the gentle landscape offering a counterpoint to the more dramatic mountain and coastal scenery he also favored. The setting represents the quiet, overlooked Japan that Shotei found equally worthy of artistic attention.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Nagareyama was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).
Nagareyama was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Nagareyama depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and village scenes.