Shotei's landscapes are his most widely available works. Signed lifetime editions with strong color and condition represent good collector value. Post-earthquake reprints lacking signatures and seals are common and trade at lower prices.
A pagoda stands in a landscape of heavy snow, its architectural form both obscured and accentuated by the white accumulation — each roof bearing a thick cap that extends the horizontal emphasis of the original structure. Shotei's pagoda-in-snow compositions were among his most frequently produced subjects, the combination of the iconic architectural form and the transforming power of winter weather producing results of great visual elegance. The [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) sky above the snow-laden tower merges into the white of the accumulated snow in the foreground.
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Pagoda in Snow was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).
Pagoda in Snow uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Pagoda in Snow was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Pagoda in Snow depicts snow scenes and pagodas.
