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.
Shinobazu Pond in Ueno on a rainy night — its lotus-covered surface disturbed by falling drops, its island shrine lanterns reflected in broken patterns on the disturbed water — was one of the most quintessentially Tokyo night subjects. Shotei renders the pond's large, dark surface through the curtain of rain, the [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) treatment deepening the tonal contrasts that rain and lamplight created. The combination of rain, night, and pond surface allowed all three atmospheric effects to reinforce each other.
Nikko Chuzenjiko
1930
Color woodblock print; oban
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Niigata Gosaibori
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Rainy Night at Shinobazu Pond was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).
Rainy Night at Shinobazu Pond uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Rainy Night at Shinobazu Pond was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Rainy Night at Shinobazu Pond depicts rivers & lakes, night scenes, and rain.
