Nagoya castle

Medium:: Woodblock print
Format:: Oban
Publisher:: Watanabe Shozaburo
Edition:: Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
Source:: Japanese Art Open Database

Typical Price

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.

Export editions or later printings: $100–$500
Signed lifetime editions: $500–$2,500
Premium impressions with provenance: $2,500–$8,000

Description

Nagoya Castle's great tenshu (main keep), topped with its famous golden shachihoko ornaments, rises above the stone walls of one of Japan's largest and most historically significant castle complexes. Shotei's treatment likely emphasizes the castle's physical scale and architectural grandeur, the keep rising against a sky rendered in characteristic [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) depth. The castle was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu and stood as a symbol of Owari domain's wealth and the Tokugawa family's regional power throughout the Edo period.